ID:10028 - Exploit for Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4077

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Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the serial_tiocmset() function in drivers/usb/serial/usb-serial.c, within the uart_wait_modem_status(), uart_get_count() and uart_ioctl() functions in drivers/serial/serial_core.c, within the tty_tiocmset() and tty_ioctl() functions in drivers/char/tty_io.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.

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