CVE-2010-3875 | BDVDB-2026-44517 Detail
Description#
The ax25_getname function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507120898&w=2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe10ae53384e48c51996941b7720ee16995cbcb7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649713
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.