CVE-2010-3298

Linux kernel <2.6.36-rc5 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (16)

Core 16
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/167
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633140
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43226
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/41440

Scores

EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (11)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 9.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.10
debian/debian_linux 5.0
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.36 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.36
opensuse/opensuse 11.2
opensuse/opensuse 11.3
suse/linux_enterprise_desktop 11 sp1
suse/linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 11 sp1
... and 1 more
Published Sep 30, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026