CVE-2009-1192

Description

The (1) agp_generic_alloc_page and (2) agp_generic_alloc_pages functions in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the agp subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc3 do not zero out pages that may later be available to a user-space process, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these pages.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.09%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10567	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656	third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=497020	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html	vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/22/2	mailing list
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc3	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34673	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35343	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8003	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/35387	third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=59de2bebabc5027f93df999d59cc65df591c3e6e
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:119	vendor advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1192?: CVE-2009-1192 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1192?: To fix CVE-2009-1192, 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-2009-1192 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1192 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.