CVE-2010-4080

Low

Description

The snd_hdsp_hwdep_ioctl function in sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an SNDRV_HDSP_IOCTL_GET_CONFIG_INFO ioctl call.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedNov 30, 2010
First seenNov 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 opensuse11.2, 11.3—
suse linux_enterprise_desktop10—
suse linux_enterprise_real_time_extension11—
suse linux_enterprise_server10—
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit10—
debian debian_linux5.0—

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