The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-11-29T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.188Z

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

Link: CVE-2010-4079

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-11-29T16:00:03.883

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:06:06.200

Link: CVE-2010-4079

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-09-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4079 - Bugzilla