CVE-2010-4078

Linux kernel <2.6.36-rc6 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The sisfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.

References (18)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fd02db9de73faebc51240619c7c7f99bee9f65c7

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43810

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/42801

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

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6

[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/2011-02/msg00000.html

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

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

[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

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648665

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc6

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

Scores

EPSS 0.0007

EPSS Percentile 21.6%

Details

CWE

CWE-909

Status published

Products (9)

debian/debian_linux 5.0

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.36 (6 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.36

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 10 sp3

suse/linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 10 sp3

Published Nov 29, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026