Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4079
Published: November 29, 2010 / Updated: August 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92582
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4079
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the ivtvfb_ioctl() function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4079
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-27.48
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-30.56~lucid1
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-30.56~lucid1
External References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=405707985594169cfd0b1d97d29fcb4b4c6f2ac9
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45062
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666