Description
The mp_get_count function in drivers/staging/sb105x/sb_pci_mp.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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=a8b33654b1e3b0c74d4a1fed041c9aae50b3c427
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/22
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2069-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2073-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8b33654b1e3b0c74d4a1fed041c9aae50b3c427Exploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.12.bz2Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a8b33654b1e3b0c74d4a1fed041c9aae50b3c427
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/04/22
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2069-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2070-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2073-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2075-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a8b33654b1e3b0c74d4a1fed041c9aae50b3c427Exploit, Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.12.bz2Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 12, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified