CVE-2010-3078

Published: 21 September 2010

The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Dan Rosenberg discovered that certain XFS ioctls leaked kernel stack contents. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of kernel memory, leading to a loss of privacy.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Released (2.6.24-28.80)
	jaunty	Released (2.6.28-19.66)
	karmic	Released (2.6.31-22.67)
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-25.45)
	maverick	Not vulnerable
	upstream	Released (2.6.36~rc4)
	Patches: upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=a122eb2fdfd78b58c6dd992d6f4b1aaef667eef9 hardy: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3078/patches/hardy/linux/0001-xfs-prevent-reading-uninitialized-stack-memory.txt jaunty: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3078/patches/jaunty/linux/0001-xfs-prevent-reading-uninitialized-stack-memory.txt karmic: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3078/patches/karmic/linux/0001-xfs-prevent-reading-uninitialized-stack-memory.txt lucid: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~bradf/CVEs/CVE-2010-3078/patches/lucid/linux/0001-xfs-prevent-reading-uninitialized-stack-memory.txt
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Released (2.6.31-307.21)
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-309.18)
	maverick	Ignored (end of life)
	upstream	Released (2.6.36~rc4)
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Released (2.6.31-112.30)
	lucid	Released (2.6.31-608.22)
	maverick	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.36~rc4)
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.35-25.44~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.36~rc4)
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Ignored (end of life)
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-216.33)
	maverick	Released (2.6.32-416.33)
	upstream	Released (2.6.36~rc4)
linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Not vulnerable
	hardy	Does not exist
	jaunty	Does not exist
	karmic	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.36~rc4)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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