CVE-2010-3078

Description

The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.linux.sgi.com/archives/xfs-masters/2010-09/msg00002.html broken link mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a122eb2fdfd78b58c6dd992d6f4b1aaef667eef9
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430 vdb entry broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0839.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/12 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third party advisory broken link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024418 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/41284 third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630804 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc4 broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43022 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/41512 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3078?
CVE-2010-3078 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3078?
To fix CVE-2010-3078, 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-2010-3078 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3078 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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