CVE-2010-2478

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-190

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 29, 2010
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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