Description
net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to read copies of the applicable structures.
References (23)
Core 23
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=67286640f638f5ad41a946b9a3dc75327950248f
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/9
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/12
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/10
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649715
Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507220908&w=2
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
Scores
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
29.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-909
Status
published
Products (10)
debian/debian_linux
5.0
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.37 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.37
opensuse/opensuse
11.2
opensuse/opensuse
11.3
suse/linux_enterprise_desktop
10 sp3
suse/linux_enterprise_real_time_extension
11 sp1
suse/linux_enterprise_server
9
suse/linux_enterprise_server
10 sp3
suse/linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
10 sp3
Published
Jan 03, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026