The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to store the login name, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a call to getlogin, which returns the entire buffer.
                
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Advisories
    | Source | ID | Title | 
|---|---|---|
|  Debian DSA | DSA-3070-1 | kfreebsd-9 security update | 
|  EUVD | EUVD-2014-8313 | The setlogin function in FreeBSD 8.4 through 10.1-RC4 does not initialize the buffer used to store the login name, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a call to getlogin, which returns the entire buffer. | 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:18:48.291Z
Reserved: 2014-10-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-8476
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-11-13T21:32:07.703
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-8476
 Redhat
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