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CVE-2010-4076 Details

Description

The rs_ioctl function in drivers/char/amiserial.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862 CVE
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/389 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648661 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 2.6.36.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-4076
NVD Published Date:
Nov 29, 2010
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2010-4076 Details - Not Deferred