CVE-2009-3228
The tc_fill_tclass function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the tc subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9 does not initialize certain (1) tcm__pad1 and (2) tcm__pad2 structure members, which might allow local users to…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The tc_fill_tclass function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the tc subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9 does not initialize certain (1) tcm__pad1 and (2) tcm__pad2 structure members, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-909
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=096ed17f20affc2db0e307658c69b67433992a7a
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16ebb5e0b36ceadc8186f71d68b0c4fa4b6e781b
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37084Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.37.6Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.31/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc9Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/05/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/07/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1522.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023073Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520990Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6757Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9409Third Party Advisory
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=096ed17f20affc2db0e307658c69b67433992a7a
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16ebb5e0b36ceadc8186f71d68b0c4fa4b6e781b
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37084Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.