CVE-2010-4072

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…

published November 29, 2010

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00387 · 31.6th percentile
Published
2010-11-29T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 NOV 15:00Z
    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…
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