CVE-2009-3612

The tcf_fill_node function in net/sched/cls_api.c in the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.32-rc5, and 2.4.37.6 and earlier, does not…

published October 19, 2009

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The tcf_fill_node function in net/sched/cls_api.c in the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.32-rc5, and 2.4.37.6 and earlier, does not initialize a certain tcm__pad2 structure member, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-4881.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00399 · 33.0th percentile
Published
2009-10-19T19:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 OCT 19:27Z
    The tcf_fill_node function in net/sched/cls_api.c in the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.32-rc5, and 2.4.37.6 and earlier, does not…
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