The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the (1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5) compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.

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Advisories
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2126-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several issues
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4049 The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the (1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5) compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1054-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1073-1 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)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1186-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1202-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03145beb455cf5c20a761e8451e30b8a74ba58d9 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/492 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 cve-icon cve-icon
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8366 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45073 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648658 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4073 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4073 cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.199Z

Reserved: 2010-10-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-4073

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-11-29T16:00:02.837

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

Link: CVE-2010-4073

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-10-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4073 - Bugzilla

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