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CVE-2005-3276 Detail

Description

The sys_get_thread_area function in process.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.12.4 and 2.6.13 does not clear a data structure before copying it to userspace, which might allow a user process to obtain sensitive information.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042e81864gSEM90Oun0jA8dufpM3inw CVE, MITRE
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/3/36 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18056 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/19252 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922 CVE, MITRE
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71ae18ec690953e9ba7107c7cc44589c2cc0d9f1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15527 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9748 CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/ CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-3276
NVD Published Date:
10/20/2005
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE