| Severity : |
Medium
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| Published : |
2009-08-28
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| Modified : |
2013-07-13
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| Base Score : |
4.9
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| Details : |
The Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc7 does not initialize certain data structures within getname functions, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel memory locations by calling getsockname on (1) an AF_APPLETALK socket, related to the atalk_getname function in net/appletalk/ddp.c; (2) an AF_IRDA socket, related to the irda_getname function in net/irda/af_irda.c; (3) an AF_ECONET socket, related to the econet_getname function in net/econet/af_econet.c; (4) an AF_NETROM socket, related to the nr_getname function in net/netrom/af_netrom.c; (5) an AF_ROSE socket, related to the rose_getname function in net/rose/af_rose.c; or (6) a raw CAN socket, related to the raw_getname function in net/can/raw.c.
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| Product/Version : |
Pro 5.0
Pro 4.x
CGE 4.x
Mobilinux 4.x
Professional PRO 5.0
CGE 5.x
Mobilinux 5.x
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CVE Vulnerabilities List CVE-2009
