medium
4.7
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2010-1083

First published: Tue Apr 06 2010(Updated: )

The processcompl_compat function in drivers/usb/core/devio.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x through 2.6.32, and possibly other versions, does not clear the transfer buffer before returning to userspace when a USB command fails, which might make it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory).

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Linux Kernel<=2.6.32
Linux Kernel=2.6.0
Linux Kernel=2.6.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.8.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.11.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.12.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.13.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.14.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.15.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.21
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.22
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.23
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.24
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.25
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.26
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.27
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.28
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.29
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.30
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.31
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.32
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.33
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.34
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.35
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.36
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.37
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.38
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.39
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.40
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.41
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.42
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.43
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.44
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.45
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.46
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.47
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.48
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.49
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.50
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.51
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.52
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.53
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.54
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.55
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.56
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.57
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.58
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.59
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.60
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.61
Linux Kernel=2.6.16.62
Linux Kernel=2.6.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.17.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.18.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.19.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.20.21
Linux Kernel=2.6.21
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.21.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.22
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.22.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.23
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.23.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.24
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.24.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.25
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.25.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.26
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.26.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.27
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.13
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.14
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.15
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.16
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.17
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.18
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.19
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.20
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.21
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.22
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.23
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.24
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.25
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.26
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.27
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.28
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.29
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.30
Linux Kernel=2.6.27.31
Linux Kernel=2.6.28
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.28.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.29
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.29.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.30
Linux Kernel=2.6.30-rc7-git6
Linux Kernel=2.6.30.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.30.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.30.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.30.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.30.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.30.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.30.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.30.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.30.9
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
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.1
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.2
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.3
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.5
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.6
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.7
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.8
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.9
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.10
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.11
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.12
Linux Kernel=2.6.31.13

Remedy

http://lwn.net/Articles/375350/

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/17/2

Never miss a vulnerability like this again

Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.

Read MoreStart Free Trial

Reference Links

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-1083?

    CVE-2010-1083 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive information to physical attackers.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-1083?

    To fix CVE-2010-1083, upgrade your Linux kernel to versions beyond 2.6.32 or apply the relevant security patches.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2010-1083?

    The impact of CVE-2010-1083 allows an attacker with physical access to potentially read sensitive data that was inadvertently left in the USB transfer buffer.

  • Which Linux kernel versions are affected by CVE-2010-1083?

    CVE-2010-1083 affects all Linux kernel versions from 2.6.0 through 2.6.32 inclusive.

  • Is CVE-2010-1083 remotely exploitable?

    CVE-2010-1083 is not remotely exploitable as it requires physical access to the vulnerable system.

Company

Resources

Contact

SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
132 Wickham Terrace
Fortitude Valley,
QLD 4006, Australia
info@secalerts.co
By using SecAlerts services, you agree to our services end-user license agreement. This website is safeguarded by reCAPTCHA and governed by the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. All names, logos, and brands of products are owned by their respective owners, and any usage of these names, logos, and brands for identification purposes only does not imply endorsement. If you possess any content that requires removal, please get in touch with us.
© 2025 SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
ABN: 70 645 966 203, ACN: 645 966 203