CVE-2010-4075
Published: 29 November 2010
The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Dan Rosenberg discovered that multiple terminal ioctls did not correctly initialize structure memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | applied on dapper_linux-source-2.6.15 2.6.15-57.94, but not in changelog |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| hardy |
Released
(2.6.24-29.87)
|
|
| karmic |
Released
(2.6.31-23.74)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-30.59)
|
|
| maverick |
Released
(2.6.35-28.49)
|
|
| 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=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862 |
||
|
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| karmic |
Released
(2.6.31-308.28)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-314.27)
|
|
| maverick |
Ignored
(binary supplied by "linux" now)
|
|
| 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 |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.31-610.27)
|
|
| 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
(2.6.35-28.50~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
(abandonded branch)
|
|
| lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-216.33)
|
|
| maverick |
Released
(2.6.32-416.33)
|
|
| natty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.37~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Released
(2.6.15-57.94)
|
| 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)
|
|
|
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-2010-4075
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1
- http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03388.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1089-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1090-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1092-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1093-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1105-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1086-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1187-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1202-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1204-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian