SB2009101903 - Information exposure in Linux kernel
Published: October 19, 2009
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009101903
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3612)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/15/3
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc5
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/35412/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/14/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528868
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/14/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/15/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37086
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7557
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10395
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad61df918c44316940404891d5082c63e79c256a