VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-4079
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory…
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=405707985594169cfd0b1d97d29fcb4b4c6f2ac9
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45062Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=405707985594169cfd0b1d97d29fcb4b4c6f2ac9
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45062Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.