Medium severity · published Sep 21, 2010
CVE-2010-3078
The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 2.6.35.4; 2.6.36; 2.6.36; 2.6.36; 2.6.36 · source: NVD
ES
Esx · Vmware
4.0; 4.1 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.1; 11.3 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
11 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
6.06; 8.04; 9.04; 9.10; 10.04; 10.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3078
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3078
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a122eb2fdfd78b58c6dd992d6f4b1aaef667eef9
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/41284
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