Description
The ntty_ioctl_tiocgicount function in drivers/char/nozomi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/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=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862
- http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03387.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8129Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- 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/45059Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648663Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862
- http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03387.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8129Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- 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/45059Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648663Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 29, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified