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CVE-2010-4079
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45062
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=405707985594169cfd0b1d97d29fcb4b4c6f2ac9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648666
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.6.36, 5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 29th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.