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title: "CVE-2010-4077\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2010-4077

Publication date 29 November 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The ntty\_ioctl\_tiocgicount function in drivers/char/nozomi.c in the Linux
kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier 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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| linux | 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 2.6.35-30.55 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.6.32-34.73 |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2.6.24-29.91 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-ec2 | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.6.32-318.37 |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-fsl-imx51 | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.6.31-610.27 |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-lts-backport-maverick | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.6.35-30.55~lucid1 |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-lts-backport-natty | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| linux-mvl-dove | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 2.6.32-418.35 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.6.32-218.35 |
| 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| linux-source-2.6.15 | 11.04 natty | Not in release |
| 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored |
| linux-ti-omap4 | 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.10 maverick | Fixed 2.6.35-903.23 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4077?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| linux | * Upstream:   <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862> * Upstream:   <http://git.kernel.org/linus/0587102cf9f427c185bfdeb2cef41e13ee0264b1> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-4077)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4077)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-4077)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4077)

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### Other references

* <http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03387.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4077>
