5.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
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
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
8.6%
The eql_g_master_cfg function in drivers/net/eql.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an EQL_GETMASTRCFG ioctl call.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=44467187dc22fdd33a1a06ea0ba86ce20be3fe3c
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/168
secunia.com/advisories/41440
secunia.com/advisories/42758
secunia.com/advisories/43161
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/43229
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633145