The hso_get_count function in drivers/net/usb/hso.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 a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3297 The hso_get_count function in drivers/net/usb/hso.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 a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1041-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1074-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1074-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1083-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1093-1 Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:03:18.853Z

Reserved: 2010-09-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-3298

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-09-30T15:00:02.833

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-3298

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-09-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-3298 - Bugzilla

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