CVE-2009-3228

Description

The tc_fill_tclass function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the tc subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9 does not initialize certain (1) tcm__pad1 and (2) tcm__pad2 structure members, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/9 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 third party advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520990 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37084 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1522.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.37.6 broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9409 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=096ed17f20affc2db0e307658c69b67433992a7a
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.31/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc9 broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16ebb5e0b36ceadc8186f71d68b0c4fa4b6e781b
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/07/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/05/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023073 vdb entry third party advisory
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830/ third party advisory patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6757 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3228?
CVE-2009-3228 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3228?
To fix CVE-2009-3228, 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-2009-3228 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3228 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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