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CVE-2009-3001

The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7 and earlier does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel memory locations by calling getsockname on an AF_LLC socket.

Published

2009-08-28T15:30:00.670

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-200

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.31	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.31	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.31	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.31	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.31	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.31	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.31	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.31	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.04	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28e9fc592cb8c7a43e4d3147b38be6032a0e81bc ([email protected])
http://jon.oberheide.org/files/llc-getsockname-leak.c Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9513 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/26/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36126 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519305 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52732 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28e9fc592cb8c7a43e4d3147b38be6032a0e81bc (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://jon.oberheide.org/files/llc-getsockname-leak.c Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9513 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/26/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36126 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519305 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52732 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)