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CVE-2010-2478
high
Description
Integer overflow in the ethtool_get_rxnfc function in net/core/ethtool.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33.7 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL ethtool command with a large info.rule_cnt value that triggers a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3084.
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608950
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41223
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/30/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/29/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/29/1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html