CVE-2010-4078

Description

The sisfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fd02db9de73faebc51240619c7c7f99bee9f65c7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43810 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648665 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc6 broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4078?
CVE-2010-4078 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4078?
To fix CVE-2010-4078, 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-2010-4078 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4078 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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