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CVE-2009-0676 Detail

Description

The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/1
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:071
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/6
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846 Patch 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0676
NVD Published Date:
02/22/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE