The copy_shmid_to_user function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the shmctl system call and the "old shm interface."
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Published : 2010-11-29 16:00
Updated : 2024-02-28 11:41
NVD link : CVE-2010-4072
Mitre link : CVE-2010-4072
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-4072
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
opensuse
- opensuse
suse
- linux_enterprise_real_time_extension
- linux_enterprise_server
- linux_enterprise_desktop
- linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor