5.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
42.9%
The sys_get_thread_area function in process.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.12.4 and 2.6.13 does not clear a data structure before copying it to userspace, which might allow a user process to obtain sensitive information.
linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042e81864gSEM90Oun0jA8dufpM3inw
lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/3/36
secunia.com/advisories/17826
secunia.com/advisories/18056
secunia.com/advisories/18510
secunia.com/advisories/19252
www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71ae18ec690953e9ba7107c7cc44589c2cc0d9f1
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/15527
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9748
usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/