The viafb_ioctl_get_viafb_info function in drivers/video/via/ioctl.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 VIAFB_GET_INFO ioctl call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-11-30T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:34:37.748Z

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

Link: CVE-2010-4082

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-11-30T22:14:00.803

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:20:12.280

Link: CVE-2010-4082

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2010-4082 - Bugzilla