CVE-2010-3296

Low

Description

The cxgb_extension_ioctl function in drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a CHELSIO_GET_QSET_NUM ioctl call.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 30, 2010
First seenSep 30, 2010

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel2.6.36 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 2.6.36, 2.6.362.6.36
opensuse opensuse11.1—
suse linux_enterprise_desktop11—
suse linux_enterprise_real_time_extension11—
suse linux_enterprise_server11—
debian debian_linux5.0—
canonical ubuntu_linux9.10, 10.04, 10.10—

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