CVE-2010-4075

Linux Kernel < 2.6.37 - Information Disclosure via TIOCGICOUNT ioctl

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 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 (20)

Core 20
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
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
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
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://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03388.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1
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/42884
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
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648660
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43806

Scores

EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 30.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.37
Published Nov 29, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026