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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-12-29T17:27:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:51:17.730Z

Reserved: 2010-12-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-4565

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2010-12-29T18:00:02.930

Modified: 2020-08-10T19:56:44.710

Link: CVE-2010-4565

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4565 - Bugzilla