Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 get_name information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function get_name. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The issue has been introduced in 03/20/2006. The weakness was shared 01/03/2011 as Bug 649717 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-3877. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1750 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50825 (Debian DSA-2126-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165554 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Linux Kernel (SUSE-SA:2011:012)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (64578) and Tenable (50825). The entries 55675, 55569, 55566 and 55564 are related to this item.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 50825
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2126-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak
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OpenVAS ID: 68662
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2126-1 (linux-2.6)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: 88f8a5e3e7defccd3925cabb1ee4d3994e5cdb52

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03/20/2006 🔍
10/08/2010 +1662 days 🔍
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01/03/2011 +62 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1523 days 🔍
10/07/2021 +2394 days 🔍

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Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: Bug 649717
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3877 (🔍)
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X-Force: 64578
Vulnerability Center: 29117 - Net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux Kernel Before 2.6.37-rc2 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 44630 - Linux Kernel Multiple 'net/' Subsystems Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
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Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/07/2021 22:21
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (65), 03/13/2017 09:54 (11), 10/07/2021 22:07 (7), 10/07/2021 22:21 (1)
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