CVE-2010-4077

LOW

Description

The ntty_ioctl_tiocgicount function in drivers/char/nozomi.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

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862

http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03387.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8129

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6

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.securityfocus.com/bid/45059

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648663

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2010-11-29

Updated: 2020-08-07

Type: CWE-200

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 1.9

Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 3.4

Severity: LOW

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.6.36.1 (inclusive)

Tenable Plugins

View all (24 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
75554openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0399-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
68177Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2011-0007)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
65103Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities (USN-1093-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
59155SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7384)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
56343Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1218-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
56305Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1216-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
56207Ubuntu 10.10 : linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities (USN-1208-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
56192USN-1204-1 : linux-fsl-imx51 vulnerabilitiesNessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
56191Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities (USN-1203-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
56190USN-1202-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilitiesNessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55785Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities (USN-1187-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55762Ubuntu 10.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1183-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
55607Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1170-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
53740openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2011:0346-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
53303Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1105-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
52991Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-1092-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
52971SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7381)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
52740Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1090-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
52739Ubuntu 9.10 : linux, linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1089-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
52598Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1086-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
52597SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 4039 / 4042 / 4043)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
51500RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2011:0007)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
51066Fedora 13 : kernel-2.6.34.7-63.fc13 (2010-18506)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
medium
50979Fedora 14 : kernel-2.6.35.9-64.fc14 (2010-18493)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
medium