Description
The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.
References (15)
Core 15
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=88f8a5e3e7defccd3925cabb1ee4d3994e5cdb52
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64578
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
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
Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507420917&w=2
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649717
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
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
0.0039
EPSS Percentile
30.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-909
Status
published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux
5.0
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.37 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.37
Published
Jan 03, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026