What is CVE-2010-4655?

CVE-2010-4655 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2010-4655 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4655?

CVE-2010-4655 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4655?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4655. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2010-4655 actively exploited?

CVE-2010-4655 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2010-4655

Medium

net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for an ethtool ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-07-18

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-665

CVE-2010-4655 is classified as CWE-665

See CWE-665 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2010-4655 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

Broken Link
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45972

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1

Third Party Advisory
Vmware
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b00916b189d13a615ff05c9242201135992fcda3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/9
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/3
Patch

8 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2010-4655

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2011-07-18

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4655?

CVE-2010-4655 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2010-4655 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-4655?

CVE-2010-4655 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2010-4655?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2010-4655. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2010-4655 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2010-4655 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.