SB2011011110 - Information disclosure in Linux kernel
Published: January 11, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011011110
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4525)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
Linux kernel 2.6.33 and 2.6.34.y does not initialize the kvm_vcpu_events->interrupt.pad structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://osvdb.org/70377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0028.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45676
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0123
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4525
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64519