CVE-2009-0676

Description

The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/1 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/34502 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34786 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/6 mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 vendor advisory
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/1 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:071 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0676?
CVE-2009-0676 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0676?
To fix CVE-2009-0676, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0676 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-0676 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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