medium
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CWE
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CVE-2010-3078: Infoleak

First published: Tue Sep 07 2010(Updated: )

Description of problem: The XFS_IOC_FSGETXATTR ioctl allows unprivileged users to read 12 bytes of uninitialized stack memory, because the fsxattr struct declared on the stack in xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr() does not alter (or zero) the 12-byte fsx_pad member before copying it back to the user. <a href="http://www.linux.sgi.com/archives/xfs-masters/2010-09/msg00002.html">http://www.linux.sgi.com/archives/xfs-masters/2010-09/msg00002.html</a> Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank Dan Rosenberg for reporting this issue.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/linux-2.6
Linux Kernel<=2.6.35.4
Linux Kernel=2.6.36
Linux Kernel=2.6.36-rc1
Linux Kernel=2.6.36-rc2
Linux Kernel=2.6.36-rc3
openSUSE=11.1
openSUSE=11.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp1
Ubuntu Linux=6.06
Ubuntu Linux=8.04
Ubuntu Linux=9.04
Ubuntu Linux=9.10
Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Ubuntu Linux=10.10
VMware ESX=4.0
VMware ESX=4.1

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630804

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-3078?

    CVE-2010-3078 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

  • What is affected by CVE-2010-3078?

    CVE-2010-3078 affects specific versions of the Linux kernel and several Linux distributions.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-3078?

    To fix CVE-2010-3078, you should update your system to a patched version of the Linux kernel.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2010-3078?

    CVE-2010-3078 allows unprivileged users to read uninitialized stack memory, potentially leading to information disclosure.

  • Who is at risk due to CVE-2010-3078?

    Users running vulnerable versions of Linux kernel-based systems are at risk due to CVE-2010-3078.

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