The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 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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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2264-1 | linux-2.6 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2010-4051 | The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 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 |
USN-1086-1 | Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1089-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1090-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1092-1 | Linux Kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1093-1 | Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove) |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1105-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1187-1 | Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1202-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1204-1 | Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.167Z
Reserved: 2010-10-25T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-4075
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-11-29T16:00:03.070
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-4075
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN