Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2010-4083
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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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Debian Linux — versions 5.0
- openSUSE — versions 11.3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 10, 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension — versions 11
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 10, 11, 9
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit — versions 10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/43809 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42789 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42778 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg80234.html (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)