CVE-2010-3078

moderate-risk
Published 2010-09-21

The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call.

Do I need to act?

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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (17)

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Affected Vendors

Opensuse Canonical Suse Linux Vmware

References (46)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=...
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/41284
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/41512
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Third Party Advisory http://securitytracker.com/id?1024418
Broken Link http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc4
Broken Link http://www.linux.sgi.com/archives/xfs-masters/2010-09/msg00002.html
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/07/12
Broken Link http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0839.html
Broken Link http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43022
Third Party Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1
Third Party Advisory http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
and 26 more references
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moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate