CVE-2010-3078

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 3
Modified
Published: 21 Sept 2010, 17:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 02:55

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Sept 2010, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 02:55
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 24%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 8.04 | 9.04 | 9.10 | 10.04 | 10.10

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.35.4 | 2.6.36 | 2.6.36:rc1 | 2.6.36:rc2 | 2.6.36:rc3

  • opensuse•opensuse

    11.1 | 11.3

  • suse•suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

    11:sp1

  • suse•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    11:sp1

  • vmware•esx

    4.0 | 4.1

References (23)