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CVE-2010-3296 Details

Description

The cxgb_extension_ioctl function in drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a CHELSIO_GET_QSET_NUM ioctl call.

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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=49c37c0334a9b85d30ab3d6b5d1acb05ef2ef6de	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/170	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633149	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41440	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43221	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=49c37c0334a9b85d30ab3d6b5d1acb05ef2ef6de	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/170	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633149	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41440	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43221	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 42 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 2.6.36 2.6.36 - 2.6.36 rc1 2.6.36 rc2 2.6.36 rc3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc4:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse	11.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise desktop	11 - 11 sp1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise real time extension	11 sp1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise server	11 - 11 sp1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	9.10 10.04 10.10
CPE 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.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 10, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 1, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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