CVE-2010-4072
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."
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 1.9 Low
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2010-11-29
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Affected products
- Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
- Debian Linux (Debian)
- Linux Kernel (Linux)
- Opensuse (Opensuse)
- Linux Enterprise Desktop (Suse)
- Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension (Suse)
- Linux Enterprise Server (Suse)
- Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit (Suse)
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
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45054
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1
