CVE-2010-4073

Linux Kernel < 2.6.37 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule

Description

The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the (1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5) compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Jon Oberheide · clocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17787

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (34)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03145beb455cf5c20a761e8451e30b8a74ba58d9

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/492

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/42778

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/42884

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/42890

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/42932

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/42963

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8366

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1

... and 14 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0026

EPSS Percentile 49.5%

Details

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Products (10)

debian/debian_linux 5.0

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.37

opensuse/opensuse 11.3

suse/linux_enterprise_desktop 10 sp3

suse/linux_enterprise_desktop 11 sp1

suse/linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 11 sp1

suse/linux_enterprise_server 9

suse/linux_enterprise_server 10 sp3

suse/linux_enterprise_server 11 sp1

suse/linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 10 sp3

Published Nov 29, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026