2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
7 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
The hso_get_count function in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 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.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7011e660938fc44ed86319c18a5954e95a82ab3e
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/167
secunia.com/advisories/41440
secunia.com/advisories/42758
secunia.com/advisories/42890
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/43226
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633140