SB2010060805 - Information exposure in Linux kernel
Published: June 8, 2010 Updated: June 20, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1636)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=593226
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/579585
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/25/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/18/2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5dc6416414fb3ec6e2825fd4d20c8bf1d7fe0395