Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-4445

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Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2008-4445

Published: October 6, 2008 / Updated: October 30, 2012


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92697
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-4445
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. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2008-4445

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-52.73
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-15.59
linux (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.24-21.43

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