MitreCVE-2010-4072CVE-2010-4072
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
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.”
Affected configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.37 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse | 11.3 | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 10 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_real_time_extension | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 9 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 10 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 11 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 10 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3af54c9bd9e6f14f896aac1bb0e8405ae0bc7a44
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/454
secunia.com/advisories/42758
secunia.com/advisories/42778
secunia.com/advisories/42884
secunia.com/advisories/42890
secunia.com/advisories/42932
secunia.com/advisories/42963
secunia.com/advisories/43161
secunia.com/advisories/43291
secunia.com/advisories/46397
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/45054
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648656
Related
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%