CVE-2010-2478
Integer overflow in the ethtool_get_rxnfc function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33.7 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL ethtool command with a large info.rule_cnt value that triggers a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3084.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 36% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-190
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- canonical:ubuntu_linux
- linux:linux_kernel
- suse:linux_enterprise_desktop
- suse:linux_enterprise_server
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/164869
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db048b69037e7fa6a7d9e95a1271a50dc08ae233
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33.7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/29/1