Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-2478
CVE-2010-2478
Description
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.
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Affected products
10cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
10- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/29/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/29/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/30/17nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/41223nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/164869nvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33.7nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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