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CVE-2010-3875 Detail

Description

The ax25_getname function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe10ae53384e48c51996941b7720ee16995cbcb7
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fe10ae53384e48c51996941b7720ee16995cbcb7
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507120898&w=2 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128854507120898&w=2 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/02/7 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/5 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 Broken Link 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc2 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44630 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649713 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649713 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-3875
NVD Published Date:
01/03/2011
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.