CVE-2010-4073

Published Nov 29, 2010

Last updated a year ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 1.9
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 3.4
Vector string: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-200

Configurations

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Overview

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Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Weaknesses

Configurations

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