CVE-2010-3078
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 2.6.36 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 11.3 | Affected | — |
| 11.1 | Affected | — |
| 11 | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10.10 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
| 9.10 | Affected | — |
| 9.04 | Affected | — |
| 8.04 | Affected | — |
| 6.06 | Affected | — |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a122eb2fdfd78b58c6dd992d6f4b1aaef667eef9
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41284
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41512
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024418
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc4
- http://www.linux.sgi.com/archives/xfs-masters/2010-09/msg00002.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/12
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0839.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43022
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630804
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a122eb2fdfd78b58c6dd992d6f4b1aaef667eef9
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html
CWEs
CWE-200
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