CVE-2010-4073

CVSS V2 Low 1.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the (1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5) compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2010-4073
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2010-11-29T16:00:02
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-08-10T19:44:05
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.37
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 1.9
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1 Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=03145beb455cf5c20a761e8451e30b8a74ba58d9 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/492 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648658 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45073 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8366 Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4073
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4073
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:24:09 Added to TrackCVE