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CVE-2010-4079
Published: Nov 29, 2010
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20100925 CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
45062
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20101006 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2011:0007
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2010:0958
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[oss-security] 20101006 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
42890
third-party-advisory
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[oss-security] 20101025 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosures
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666
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[linux-kernel] 20100915 [PATCH] drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-2126
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
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