The rs_ioctl function in drivers/char/amiserial.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier 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
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862 | |
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/389 | Mailing List Patch 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 |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648661 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2010-11-29 16:00
Updated : 2024-02-04 17:54
NVD link : CVE-2010-4076
Mitre link : CVE-2010-4076
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-4076
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor