CVE-2010-4072

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 29 Nov 2010, 15:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 03:34

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
1.9 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

29 Nov 2010, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 03:34
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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."

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 22%

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 | 9.10 | 10.04 | 10.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    5.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.37 | 2.6.37

  • opensuse•opensuse

    11.3

  • suse•linux_enterprise_desktop

    10:sp3 | 11:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

    11:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    9 | 10:sp3 | 11:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    10:sp3

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