CVE-2009-1192
The (1) agp_generic_alloc_page and (2) agp_generic_alloc_pages functions in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the agp subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc3 do not zero out pages that may later be available to a user-space process, which allows…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The (1) agp_generic_alloc_page and (2) agp_generic_alloc_pages functions in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the agp subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc3 do not zero out pages that may later be available to a user-space process, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these pages.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=59de2bebabc5027f93df999d59cc65df591c3e6e
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/22/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35343
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc3Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:119
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34673Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=497020Patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10567
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.