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
kernel is vulnerable to information disclosure. The vulnerability exists through as missing initialization flaws in the Linux kernel could lead to information leaks.
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.6_Release_Notes/index.html
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.6_Technical_Notes/kernel.html
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=88f8a5e3e7defccd3925cabb1ee4d3994e5cdb52
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=88f8a5e3e7defccd3925cabb1ee4d3994e5cdb52
marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507420917&w=2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5
secunia.com/advisories/42884
secunia.com/advisories/46397
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0017
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649717
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64578