CVE-2010-4082

Description

The viafb_ioctl_get_viafb_info function in drivers/video/via/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a VIAFB_GET_INFO 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 redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
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://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5 broken link
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://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://secunia.com/advisories/42932 third party 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43817 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b4aaa78f4c2f9cde2f335b14f4ca30b01f9651ca
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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03392.html mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648671 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4082?
CVE-2010-4082 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4082?
To fix CVE-2010-4082, 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-2010-4082 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4082 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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