SB2010122301 - Information exposure in Linux kernel
Published: December 23, 2010
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010122301
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-2010-3881)
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.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg44130.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3287
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649920
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/10
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024912
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0998.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44666
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=831d9d02f9522e739825a51a11e3bc5aa531a905
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97e69aa62f8b5d338d6cff49be09e37cc1262838