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CVE-2010-2478 Details

Description

Integer overflow in the ethtool_get_rxnfc function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33.7 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL ethtool command with a large info.rule_cnt value that triggers a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3084.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/164869 CVEBroken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db048b69037e7fa6a7d9e95a1271a50dc08ae233 CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608950 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33.7 CVEBroken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 2.6.33.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
6.06
8.04
9.04
9.10
10.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise desktop
11 sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise server
11 sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2478
NVD Published Date:
Sep 29, 2010
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2010-2478 Details - Not Deferred