Description
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via read operations on the /dev/kvm device.
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/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97e69aa62f8b5d338d6cff49be09e37cc1262838
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=831d9d02f9522e739825a51a11e3bc5aa531a905
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0998.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44666Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg44130.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3287Permissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124Permissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649920Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97e69aa62f8b5d338d6cff49be09e37cc1262838
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=831d9d02f9522e739825a51a11e3bc5aa531a905
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0998.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024912Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44666Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg44130.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3287Permissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124Permissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Permissions Required
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649920Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 23, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified