Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:2.6.18-194.32.1.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELHEADERS-2455307
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed30 Nov 2010

Introduced: 30 Nov 2010

CVE-2010-4083  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-909  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-headers to version 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-0004.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The copy_semid_to_user function in ipc/sem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) IPC_INFO, (2) SEM_INFO, (3) IPC_STAT, or (4) SEM_STAT command in a semctl system call.

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