CVE-2010-4077
N/A
Published: November 29, 2010 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
The ntty_ioctl_tiocgicount function in drivers/char/nozomi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.6.36.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (12)
x_refsource_CONFIRMx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d281da7ff6f70efca0553c288bb883e8605b3862Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03387.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASONExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8129Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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