SB2010090304 - Information exposure in Linux kernel
Published: September 3, 2010
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010090304
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-2010-2226)
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.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=605158
- http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20100616.130710.301704aa.en.html
- http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20100616.135735.40f53a32.en.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40920
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127677135609357&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127687486331790&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0610.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43315
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1817176a86352f65210139d4c794ad2d19fc6b63