CVE-2010-4083
5.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.3%
The copy_semid_to_user function in ipc/sem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) IPC_INFO, (2) SEM_INFO, (3) IPC_STAT, or (4) SEM_STAT command in a semctl system call.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=982f7c2b2e6a28f8f266e075d92e19c0dd4c6e56
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
secunia.com/advisories/42778
secunia.com/advisories/42789
secunia.com/advisories/42890
secunia.com/advisories/42932
secunia.com/advisories/42963
secunia.com/advisories/43291
secunia.com/advisories/46397
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/43809
www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg80234.html
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648673
Related
5.7 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.3%