Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-3002
Published: August 28, 2009 / Updated: August 10, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95732
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3002
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is 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 information exposure error within the irda_getname() function in net/irda/af_irda.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2009-3002
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=09384dfc76e526c3993c09c42e016372dc9dd22c
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=17ac2e9c58b69a1e25460a568eae1b0dc0188c25
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3d392475c873c10c10d6d96b94d092a34ebd4791
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=80922bbb12a105f858a8f0abb879cb4302d0ecaa
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e84b90ae5eb3c112d1f208964df1d8156a538289
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f6b97b29513950bfbf621a83d85b6f86b39ec8db
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36438
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9521
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/27/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/27/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36150
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519305
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11611
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11741
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html