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2.1
CWE
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CVE-2009-3228

First published: Wed Sep 02 2009(Updated: )

Description of problem: Three bytes of uninitialized kernel memory are currently leaked to user. Upstream proposed patch: <a href="http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830/">http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830/</a> CVE request: <a href="http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/2060">http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/2060</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/kernel-rt<0:2.6.24.7-137.el5
0:2.6.24.7-137.el5
redhat/kernel<0:2.6.18-164.6.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.6.1.el5
Linux Kernel>=2.4.0<2.4.37.6
Linux Kernel>=2.6.0<2.6.31
Linux Kernel=2.6.31
Linux Kernel=2.6.31-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.31-rc2
Linux Kernel=2.6.31-rc3
Linux Kernel=2.6.31-rc4
Linux Kernel=2.6.31-rc5
Linux Kernel=2.6.31-rc6
Linux Kernel=2.6.31-rc7
Linux Kernel=2.6.31-rc8
Ubuntu Linux=6.06
Ubuntu Linux=8.04
Ubuntu Linux=8.10
Ubuntu Linux=9.04
Ubuntu Linux=9.10
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux eus=5.4
redhat enterprise Linux server=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=5.0

Remedy

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830/

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/1

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/05/2

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/2

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/07/2

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/1

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/9

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520990

Remedy

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=16ebb5e0b36ceadc8186f71d68b0c4fa4b6e781b

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