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CVE-2010-4565

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.

Published

2010-12-29T18:00:02.930

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 2.6.36	Yes

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/03/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44661 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145791.html Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145796.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146270.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146468.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664544 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/03/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44661 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145791.html Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145796.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146270.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146468.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664544 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)