Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1683-1

Check for the Version of linux OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN16831.nasl 8542 2018-01-26 06:57:28Z teissa $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1683-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; y...

kernel: drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c reading uninitialized stack memory

The cxgbextensionioctl function in drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3main.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 a CHELSIOGETQSETNUM ioctl call...

kernel: drivers/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

The sndhdsphwdepioctl function in sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an SNDRVHDSPIOCTLGETCONFIGINFO ioctl call...

kernel: drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c reading uninitialized stack memory

The cxgbextensionioctl function in drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3main.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 a CHELSIOGETQSETNUM ioctl call...