Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 29, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 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.
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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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