CVE-2010-0003
The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b45c6e76bc2c72f6426c14bed64fdcbc9bf37cb0
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/69752/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38333Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38779Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39033Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/12/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/13/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37724Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554578Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10550Third Party Advisory
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b45c6e76bc2c72f6426c14bed64fdcbc9bf37cb0
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/69752/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.