Linux Kernel tc_fill_tclass() Discloses Potentially Sensitive Kernel Memory to Local Users
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023073 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023073
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-3228
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 22 2009
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.4.x prior to 2.4.37.6, and 2.6.x prior to 2.6.31-rc9
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user can obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory.
A local user can can exploit some uninitialized structures to obtain several bytes of kernel memory.
The vulnerability resides in the tc_fill_tclass() function in 'net/sched/sch_api.c'.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain small portions of kernel memory.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (2.4.37.6, 2.6.31-rc9).
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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