Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23552Information Disclosure
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%
kernel is vulnerable to information disclosure. The vulnerability exists as the sock_getsockopt() function in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a data structure that can be directly returned to user-space when the getsockopt() function is called with SO_BSDCOMPAT optname set.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=df0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/1
patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
secunia.com/advisories/33758
secunia.com/advisories/34394
secunia.com/advisories/34502
secunia.com/advisories/34680
secunia.com/advisories/34786
secunia.com/advisories/34962
secunia.com/advisories/34981
secunia.com/advisories/35011
secunia.com/advisories/35390
secunia.com/advisories/35394
secunia.com/advisories/37471
www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:071
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/6
www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/Release_Notes/index.html#d0e497
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0326
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618
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