CVE-2010-2942
Description
The actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members when performing dump operations, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors related to (1) the tcf_gact_dump function in net/sched/act_gact.c, (2) the tcf_mirred_dump function in net/sched/act_mirred.c, (3) the tcf_nat_dump function in net/sched/act_nat.c, (4) the tcf_simp_dump function in net/sched/act_simple.c, and (5) the tcf_skbedit_dump function in net/sched/act_skbedit.c.
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v ≤ 2.6.35.13, 2.6.36 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 8.04, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10 | — |
| opensuse opensuse | 11.1, 11.3 | — |
| suse suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 10, 11 | — |
| suse suse_linux_enterprise_server | 10, 11 | — |
| avaya aura_communication_manager | 5.2 | — |
| avaya aura_presence_services | 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1 | — |
| avaya aura_session_manager | 1.1, 5.2, 6.0 | — |
| avaya aura_system_manager | 5.2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1 | — |
| avaya aura_system_platform | 1.1, 6.0 | — |
| avaya iq | 5.0, 5.1 | — |
| avaya voice_portal | 5.0, 5.1 | — |
| vmware esx | 4.0, 4.1 | — |
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