The do_sigaltstack function in kernel/signal.c in Linux kernel 2.4 through 2.4.37 and 2.6 before 2.6.31-rc5, when running on 64-bit systems, does not clear certain padding bytes from a structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from the kernel stack via the sigaltstack function.
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Published : 2009-08-18 21:00
Updated : 2024-02-28 11:21
NVD link : CVE-2009-2847
Mitre link : CVE-2009-2847
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-2847
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Products Affected
linux
- linux
- linux_kernel
- kernel
CWE