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Bug 342703 (CVE-2010-3861) - Kernel: ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL Kernel Heap Memory Leak (CVE-2010-3861)
Summary: Kernel: ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL Kernel Heap Memory Leak (CVE-2010-3861)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2010-3861
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel...
Whiteboard: [linux >= 2.6.27-rc1]
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Reported: 2010-10-26 05:58 UTC by Tim Sammut (RETIRED)
Modified: 2013-09-15 20:02 UTC (History)
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Description Tim Sammut (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-10-26 05:58:28 UTC 
From $URL:

Calling ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL with a large rule_cnt will allocate kernel
heap without clearing it. For the one driver (niu) that implements it,
it will leave the unused portion of heap unchanged and copy the full
contents back to userspace.

According to http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/4, this was introduced in 2.6.27-rc1.