Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,2.6.36)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006464
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed30 Nov 2010
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Nov 2010

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

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 2.6.36 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Initialization of Resource. 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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