Search/CVE-2010-2942
● CVE — Medium

CVE-2010-2942

Vendorlinux, canonical, suse, opensuse, avayaProductlinux kernel, ubuntu linux, suse linux enterprise server, opensuse, suse linux enterprise desktop, aura communication manager, aura session manager, aura system manager, iq, esx, aura system platform, voice portal, aura presence servicesDiscoveredSep 21, 2010UpdatedApr 29, 2026

The actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members when performing dump operations, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors related to (1) the tcf_gact_dump function in net/sched/act_gact.c, (2) the tcf_mirred_dump function in net/sched/act_mirred.c, (3) the tcf_nat_dump function in net/sched/act_nat.c, (4) the tcf_simp_dump function in net/sched/act_simple.c, and (5) the tcf_skbedit_dump function in net/sched/act_skbedit.c.

CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.42%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Sep 21, 2010
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 29, 2026