CVE-2010-3881

Description

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via read operations on the /dev/kvm device.

Category

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

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg44130.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44666 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/4 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97e69aa62f8b5d338d6cff49be09e37cc1262838
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 vdb entry permissions required
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024912 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry permissions required
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 release notes vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649920 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=831d9d02f9522e739825a51a11e3bc5aa531a905
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/10 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0998.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3287 vdb entry permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3881?
CVE-2010-3881 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3881?
To fix CVE-2010-3881, 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-2010-3881 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3881 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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