CVE-2009-3612

Description

The tcf_fill_node function in net/sched/cls_api.c in the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.32-rc5, and 2.4.37.6 and earlier, does not initialize a certain tcm__pad2 structure member, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-4881.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad61df918c44316940404891d5082c63e79c256a
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/35412/ third party advisory patch
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list third party 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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/14/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/15/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/14/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/15/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc5 broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528868 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/37086 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10395 signature third party advisory vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7557 signature third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3612?
CVE-2009-3612 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3612?
To fix CVE-2009-3612, 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-2009-3612 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3612 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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