Description
The eql_g_master_cfg function in drivers/net/eql.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an EQL_GETMASTRCFG ioctl call.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=44467187dc22fdd33a1a06ea0ba86ce20be3fe3c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/168Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41440Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43161Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43229Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633145Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=44467187dc22fdd33a1a06ea0ba86ce20be3fe3c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/168Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41440Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42758Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43161Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7Mailing List, Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43229Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633145Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 30, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified