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CVE-2010-4565 Details

Description

The bcm_connect function in net/can/bcm.c (aka the Broadcast Manager) in the Controller Area Network (CAN) implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.36 and earlier creates a publicly accessible file with a filename containing a kernel memory address, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information about kernel memory use by listing this filename.

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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/03/3	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/4	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/1	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664544	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44661	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145791.html	CVE	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145796.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146270.html	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146468.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/03/3	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/4	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664544	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44661	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145791.html	[email protected]	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145796.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146270.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146468.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 22 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
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 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]
Aug 10, 2020	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Dec 29, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]