CVE-2005-4881

Linux kernel <2.4.37.6 & <2.6.13-rc1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.13-rc1 does not initialize certain padding fields in structures, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors, related to the (1) tc_fill_qdisc, (2) tcf_fill_node, (3) neightbl_fill_info, (4) neightbl_fill_param_info, (5) neigh_fill_info, (6) rtnetlink_fill_ifinfo, (7) rtnetlink_fill_iwinfo, (8) vif_delete, (9) ipmr_destroy_unres, (10) ipmr_cache_alloc_unres, (11) ipmr_cache_resolve, (12) inet6_fill_ifinfo, (13) tca_get_fill, (14) tca_action_flush, (15) tcf_add_notify, (16) tc_dump_action, (17) cbq_dump_police, (18) __nlmsg_put, (19) __rta_fill, (20) __rta_reserve, (21) inet6_fill_prefix, (22) rsvp_dump, and (23) cbq_dump_ovl functions.

References (20)

Core 20
Core References
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/9
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37084
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1522.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11744
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=521601
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=git-commits-head&m=112002138324380
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/2
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/07/2
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/05/2

Scores

EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 30.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (43)
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.1
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.2
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.3
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.4
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.5
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.6
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.7
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.8
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.9
linux/linux_kernel 2.4.10
... and 33 more
Published Oct 19, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026