CVE-2010-4073

The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive…

published November 29, 2010

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
73.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the (1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5) compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01478 · 73.5th percentile
Published
2010-11-29T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 NOV 15:00Z
    The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive…
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