kernel: stack overflow in do_proc_dointvec and proc_skip_spaces

A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters and variables. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system...

kernel: stack overflow in do_proc_dointvec and proc_skip_spaces

A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters and variables. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system...

K15983: Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2013-7263

Security Advisory Description The Linux kernel before 3.12.4 updates certain length values before ensuring that associated data structures have been initialized, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a 1 recvfrom, 2 recvmmsg, or 3 recvmsg system cal...

SUSE CVE-2009-2847

The dosigaltstack function in kernel/signal.c in Linux kernel 2.4 through 2.4.37 and 2.6 before 2.6.31-rc5, when running on 64-bit systems, does not clear certain padding bytes from a structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from the kernel stack via the sigaltstack...

SUSE CVE-2009-2911

SystemTap 1.0, when the --unprivileged option is used, does not properly restrict certain data sizes, which allows local users to 1 cause a denial of service or gain privileges via a print operation with a large number of arguments that trigger a kernel stack overflow, 2 cause a denial of service...

SUSE CVE-2010-3078

The xfsiocfsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfsioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call...

SUSE CVE-2010-3876

net/packet/afpacket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAPNETRAW capability to read copies of the applicable structures...

SUSE CVE-2010-3877

The getname function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure...

SUSE CVE-2010-4076

The rsioctl 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...

SUSE CVE-2010-4081

The sndhdspmhwdepioctl function in sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.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 SNDRVHDSPMIOCTLGETCONFIGINFO ioctl call...

SUSE CVE-2010-4525

Linux kernel 2.6.33 and 2.6.34.y does not initialize the kvmvcpuevents-interrupt.pad structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via unspecified vectors...

SUSE CVE-2012-0957

The overriderelease function in kernel/sys.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a uname system call in conjunction with a UNAME26 personality...

SUSE CVE-2012-3430

The rdsrecvmsg function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0.44 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a 1 recvfrom or 2 recvmsg system call on an RDS socket...

SUSE CVE-2012-6539

The devifconf function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

SUSE CVE-2012-6543

The l2tpip6getname function in net/l2tp/l2tpip6.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

SUSE CVE-2013-2546

The report API in the crypto user configuration API in the Linux kernel through 3.8.2 uses an incorrect C library function for copying strings, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAPNETADMIN capability...

SUSE CVE-2013-2634

net/dcb/dcbnl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

SUSE CVE-2013-2635

The rtnlfillifinfo function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

SUSE CVE-2013-3076

The crypto API in the Linux kernel through 3.9-rc8 does not initialize certain length variables, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call, related to the hashrecvmsg function in crypto/algifhash.c and the...

SUSE CVE-2013-3224

The btsockrecvmsg function in net/bluetooth/afbluetooth.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not properly initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call...