CVE-2010-4076

Linux Kernel < 2.6.36.1 - Information Exposure via TIOCGICOUNT ioctl

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The rs_ioctl function in drivers/char/amiserial.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier 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 (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/389
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648661
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3

Scores

EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 24.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.36.1
Published Nov 29, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026