CVE-2010-4073
Published: 29 November 2010
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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Dan Rosenberg discovered that IPC structures were not correctly initialized on 64bit systems. A local attacker could exploit this to read kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | dapper_linux-source-2.6.15 was marked as pending, but it was not included in 2.6.15-57.94. Marking as needed. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| hardy |
Released
(2.6.24-29.92)
|
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| karmic |
Released
(2.6.31-22.73)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-28.52)
|
|
| maverick |
Released
(2.6.35-25.43)
|
|
| natty |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.37-2.9)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.37~rc1)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=03145beb455cf5c20a761e8451e30b8a74ba58d9 hardy: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~sconklin/CVEs/CVE-2010-4073/patches/hardy/linux/0001-ipc-initialize-structure-memory-to-zero-for-compat-fun.txt karmic: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~sconklin/CVEs/CVE-2010-4073/patches/karmic/linux/0001-ipc-initialize-structure-memory-to-zero-for-compat-fun.txt lucid: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~sconklin/CVEs/CVE-2010-4073/patches/lucid/linux/0001-ipc-initialize-structure-memory-to-zero-for-compat-fun.txt maverick: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~sconklin/CVEs/CVE-2010-4073/patches/maverick/linux/0001-ipc-initialize-structure-memory-to-zero-for-compat-fun.txt |
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|
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| karmic |
Released
(2.6.31-307.27)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-312.24)
|
|
| maverick |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.37~rc1)
|
|
|
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
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.37~rc1)
|
|
|
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
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.37~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
| lucid |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-1.27~lucid1)
|
|
| maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.37~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| karmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-214.30)
|
|
| maverick |
Released
(2.6.32-414.30)
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.37~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Ignored
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| karmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.37~rc1)
|
|
|
Patches: dapper: http://chinstrap.ubuntu.com/~sconklin/CVEs/CVE-2010-4073/patches/dapper/linux/0001-ipc-initialize-structure-memory-to-zero-for-compat-fun.txt |
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|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| karmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
| maverick |
Released
(2.6.35-903.23)
|
|
| natty |
Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-1201.2)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.37~rc1)
|
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4073
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/492
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1073-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1074-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1074-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1083-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1054-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1093-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1186-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1202-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian