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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2126-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several issues
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4055 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1054-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1072-1 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-1081-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1093-1 Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1119-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1187-1 Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2010-4079

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2010-4079

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2010-4079 - Bugzilla

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