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CVE-2010-4072: Infoleak

First published: Mon Nov 01 2010(Updated: )

Description of problem: The old shm interface allows unprivileged users to read uninitialized stack memory, because shmid_ds structure declared on the stack is not altered or zeroed before being copied back to the user. Reference: <a href="http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1">http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1</a> <a href="http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/454">http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/454</a> Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank Vasiliy Kulikov of Openwall and Kees Cook for reporting this issue.

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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/linux-2.6
Linux Kernel<2.6.37
Linux Kernel=2.6.37
openSUSE=11.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=10-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=11-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension=11-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp3
Debian GNU/Linux=5.0
Ubuntu Linux=6.06
Ubuntu Linux=9.10
Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Ubuntu Linux=10.10
Linux kernel<2.6.37
Linux kernel=2.6.37
Open edX=11.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=10-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp1
Debian=5.0

Remedy

http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/454

Remedy

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3af54c9bd9e6f14f896aac1bb0e8405ae0bc7a44

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-4072?

    CVE-2010-4072 is considered a medium severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-4072?

    To fix CVE-2010-4072, ensure your system is updated with the latest patches for the affected Linux kernel versions.

  • What does CVE-2010-4072 affect?

    CVE-2010-4072 affects the Linux kernel versions up to 2.6.37 and various distributions including Debian and openSUSE.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2010-4072?

    CVE-2010-4072 is a vulnerability that allows unprivileged users to read uninitialized stack memory.

  • Which systems are vulnerable to CVE-2010-4072?

    Systems using unpatched versions of the Linux kernel, particularly below 2.6.37, are vulnerable to CVE-2010-4072.

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