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CVE-2010-4072

CVE information

Published

13 years ago

Last Modified

5 months ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Low

Impact Analysis

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Description

The copy_shmid_to_user function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the shmctl system call and the "old shm interface.".

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
Low
Base Score
1.9/10
Exploit Score
3.4/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
2.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
Partial
Availability Impact
None
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- 2.6.37
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.37:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

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