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CVE-2010-4565

Published: 29 December 2010

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Dan Rosenburg discovered that the CAN subsystem leaked kernel addresses into the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this to increase the chances of a successful memory corruption exploit.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Not vulnerable

karmic Ignored

lucid
Released (2.6.32-32.62)
maverick
Released (2.6.35-30.52)
natty
Released (2.6.37-12.26)
upstream
Released (2.6.37)
Patches:
upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=9f260e0efa4766e56d0ac14f1aeea6ee5eb8fe83
linux-ec2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (2.6.32-316.30)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.37)
linux-fsl-imx51
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (2.6.31-609.26)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.37)
linux-lts-backport-maverick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.35-30.54~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.37)
linux-lts-backport-natty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-1.27~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.37)
linux-mvl-dove
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (2.6.32-217.34)
maverick
Released (2.6.32-417.34)
natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.37)
linux-source-2.6.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Not vulnerable

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.37)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick
Released (2.6.35-903.23)
natty Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-1201.2)
upstream
Released (2.6.37)