CVE-2010-4075

The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03388.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43806 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648660 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2010-11-29 16:00

Updated : 2024-02-04 17:54


NVD link : CVE-2010-4075

Mitre link : CVE-2010-4075

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-4075


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor