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CVE-2010-4565

The bcm_connect function in net/can/bcm.c (aka the Broadcast Manager) in the Controller Area...

2.1 Low

CVE-2010-4565 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Linux Kernel, published December 29, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
2.1 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.49%EPSS, 42nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.49%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux-2.6
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
before 2.6.26-26lenny2, plus listed versions
2.6.26-132.6.26-13lenny22.6.26-13lenny2~bpo40+12.6.26-142.6.26-15
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2.6.26-15lenny12.6.26-15lenny22.6.26-15lenny32.6.26-15~bpo40+12.6.26-15~bpo40+22.6.26-162.6.26-172.6.26-17lenny12.6.26-17lenny22.6.26-17lenny2~bpo40+12.6.26-17~bpo40+12.6.26-182.6.26-192.6.26-19lenny12.6.26-19lenny22.6.26-19~bpo40+12.6.26-202.6.26-20~bpo40+12.6.26-212.6.26-21lenny12.6.26-21lenny22.6.26-21lenny32.6.26-21lenny42.6.26-21~bpo40+12.6.26-222.6.26-22lenny12.6.26-232.6.26-242.6.26-24lenny12.6.26-252.6.26-25lenny12.6.26-262.6.26-26lenny1
2.6.26-26lenny2
user-mode-linux
Debian:5.0
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
before 2.6.26-1um-2+26lenny2, plus listed versions
2.6.26-1um-22.6.26-1um-2+152.6.26-1um-2+15lenny22.6.26-1um-2+15lenny32.6.26-1um-2+16
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2.6.26-1um-2+17lenny12.6.26-1um-2+17lenny22.6.26-1um-2+192.6.26-1um-2+19lenny12.6.26-1um-2+212.6.26-1um-2+21lenny32.6.26-1um-2+21lenny42.6.26-1um-2+22lenny12.6.26-1um-2+242.6.26-1um-2+24lenny12.6.26-1um-2+25lenny12.6.26-1um-2+262.6.26-1um-2+26lenny1
2.6.26-1um-2+26lenny2
kernel-rt
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-rt-trace
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-trace-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-vanilla
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-vanilla-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel-rt-vanilla-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
0:2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-bootwrapper
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6

What each source reports

NVD Score used2.1

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.

Record
CVE-2010-4565
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2010-4565
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4531No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2010-4531
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v54r-62m5-x6xcNo score

The bcm_connect function in net/can/bcm.c (aka the Broadcast Manager) in the Controller Area...

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.

Record
GHSA-v54r-62m5-x6xc
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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