CVE-2010-4072
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.9
Description
The copy_shmid_to_user function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the shmctl system call and the "old shm interface."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
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
Debian Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Affected | — |
Linux kernel Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 2.6.37 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | 2.6.37 |
SUSE Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 11.3 | Affected | — |
| 11 | Affected | — |
| 10 | Affected | — |
| 9 | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10.10 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
| 9.10 | Affected | — |
| 6.06 | Affected | — |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3af54c9bd9e6f14f896aac1bb0e8405ae0bc7a44
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/454
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43161
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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