CVE-2010-4074
Low
Description
The USB subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to TIOCGICOUNT ioctl calls, and the (1) mos7720_ioctl function in drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c and (2) mos7840_ioctl function in drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c.
SeverityLow
CVSS1.9
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedNov 29, 2010
First seenNov 29, 2010
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel2.6.36 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 2.6.36, 2.6.36 | 2.6.36 |
| debian debian_linux | 5.0 | — |
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