Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current Description
vzkernel before 042stab080.2 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 does not initialize certain length variables, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via (1) a crafted ploop driver ioctl call, related to the ploop_getdevice_ioc function in drivers/block/ploop/dev.c, or (2) a crafted quotactl system call, related to the compat_quotactl function in fs/quota/quota.c.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
11/12/2013
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Analysis Description
vzkernel before 042stab080.2 in the OpenVZ modification for the Linux kernel 2.6.32 does not initialize certain length variables, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via (1) a crafted ploop driver ioctl call, related to the ploop_getdevice_ioc function in drivers/block/ploop/dev.c or (2) a crafted quotactl system call, related to the compat_quotactl function in fs/quota/quota.c.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
11/12/2013
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.7 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Complete
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
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- Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
Change History
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Initial CVE Analysis -
11/14/2013 8:48:24 AM