Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-3881
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via read operations on the /dev/kvm device.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg44130.html (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44666 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/4 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- secunia.com/advisories/42932 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)