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CVE-2009-0676
Published: Feb 22, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
35390
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
kernel-sock-information-disclosure(48847)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
[oss-security] 20090220 CVE request: kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
34502
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2009:0326
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
34786
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
34962
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8618
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
37471
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2009:0360
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2009:0459
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[oss-security] 20090302 Re: CVE request: kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-1749
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-1794
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
[linux-kernel] 20090223 net: amend the fix for SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt infoleak
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
33758
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SA:2009:030
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-751-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11653
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
33846
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
35011
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20090224 Re: CVE request: kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
SUSE-SA:2009:031
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
SUSE-SA:2009:021
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[linux-kernel] 20090212 [PATCH] 4 bytes kernel memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt try #2
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
34981
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
34394
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-1787
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
MDVSA-2009:071
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
34680
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2009-3316
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
x_refsource_CONFIRM
35394
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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