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CVE-2009-3228

The tc_fill_tclass function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the tc subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9 does not initialize certain (1) tcm__pad1 and (2) tcm__pad2 structure members, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

Published

2009-10-19T20:00:00.610

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-909

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.4.37.6	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	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
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.10	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	5.4	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	5.0	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=096ed17f20affc2db0e307658c69b67433992a7a ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16ebb5e0b36ceadc8186f71d68b0c4fa4b6e781b ([email protected])
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830/ Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37084 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.37.6 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.31/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc9 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/05/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/07/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1522.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023073 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520990 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6757 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9409 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=096ed17f20affc2db0e307658c69b67433992a7a (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16ebb5e0b36ceadc8186f71d68b0c4fa4b6e781b (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830/ Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37084 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.37.6 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.31/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc9 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/05/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/07/2 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1522.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023073 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520990 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6757 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9409 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)