4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0005 Low
EPSS
Percentile
17.9%
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7 and earlier does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel memory locations by calling getsockname on an AF_LLC socket.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28e9fc592cb8c7a43e4d3147b38be6032a0e81bc
jon.oberheide.org/files/llc-getsockname-leak.c
secunia.com/advisories/37105
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9513
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/26/1
www.securityfocus.com/bid/36126
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519305
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52732