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CVE-2010-4565
Published: Dec 29, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20101220 CVE request: kernel: CAN information leak, 2nd attempt
mailing-list
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[netdev] 20101102 Re: [SECURITY] CAN info leak/minor heap overflow
mailing-list
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[netdev] 20101109 Re: [PATCH] Fix CAN info leak/minor heap overflow
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20101220 Re: CVE request: kernel: CAN information leak, 2nd attempt
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
[oss-security] 20101104 Re: CVE request: kernel: CAN information leak
mailing-list
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664544
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[netdev] 20101110 Re: [PATCH] Fix CAN info leak/minor heap overflow
mailing-list
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[netdev] 20101102 [SECURITY] CAN info leak/minor heap overflow
mailing-list
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44661
vdb-entry
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MDVSA-2011:029
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20101103 CVE request: kernel: CAN information leak
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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