CVE-2010-4075

Published Nov 29, 2010

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

Description: The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

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

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "76630B45-B590-4651-972E-F938A83010C0",
            "versionEndExcluding": "2.6.37"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References