Missing initialization of resource in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4078
Published: November 29, 2010 / Updated: August 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92586
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4078
CWE-ID: CWE-909
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to missing initialization of resource error within the int sisfb_ioctl() function in drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4078
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=fd02db9de73faebc51240619c7c7f99bee9f65c7
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
- 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-rc6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- 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.securityfocus.com/bid/43810
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648665