CVE-2010-4072

Description

The copy_shmid_to_user function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the shmctl system call and the "old shm interface."

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3af54c9bd9e6f14f896aac1bb0e8405ae0bc7a44
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648656 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45054 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963 third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1 broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42758 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/454 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43161 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4072?
CVE-2010-4072 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4072?
To fix CVE-2010-4072, 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-2010-4072 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4072 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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