CVE-2009-0676

Linux <2.6.28.6 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Clément Lecigne · clocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32805

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References (38)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html

[Various Sources] http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2

[Various Sources] http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:071

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html

[Patch] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

... and 18 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0019

EPSS Percentile 40.8%

Details

CWE

CWE-264

Status published

Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel 2.6

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.0

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.1

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.2

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.3

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.4

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.5

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.6

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.7

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.8

... and 40 more

Published Feb 22, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026