The copy_semid_to_user function in ipc/sem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) IPC_INFO, (2) SEM_INFO, (3) IPC_STAT, or (4) SEM_STAT command in a semctl system call.
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=982f7c2b2e6a28f8f266e075d92e19c0dd4c6e56
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42789 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 Third Party Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36 Broken Link
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html Third Party Advisory
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http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg80234.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648673 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2018-10-10T18:57:01

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


Link: CVE-2010-4083

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Status : Modified

Published: 2010-11-30T22:14:00.837

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:06:06.803


Link: CVE-2010-4083

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