Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-4565
CVE-2010-4565
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
11- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146270.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145791.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/03/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/20/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44661nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145796.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146468.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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