The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7 and earlier does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel memory locations by calling getsockname on an AF_LLC socket.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-28T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.446Z

Reserved: 2009-08-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-3001

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-28T15:30:00.670

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:04:18.320

Link: CVE-2009-3001

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-08-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3001 - Bugzilla