Kernel Memory Address Disclosure Vulnerability in Linux CAN Implementation

CVE-2010-4565 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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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