CVE-2010-4073

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)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
1.9 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.26% LOW
0% probability +0.01%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
2 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 ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the (1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5) compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.

CVSS Metrics

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

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.26%• Percentile: 50%

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

  • debian•debian_linux

    5.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 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

References (34)