kernel: net/tipc/socket.c: reading uninitialized stack memory
Published Jan 3, 2011
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.37
- 2.6.37
- 2.6.37
Configuration 2
- 5.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-238.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0017
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-238.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0017 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include support for Transparent Inter-Process Communication Protocol (TIPC). A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 may address this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 30.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00387) | 30.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 26.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=88f8a5e3e7defccd3925cabb1ee4d3994e5cdb52 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507420917&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3877 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649717 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64578 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3877
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3877
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