CVE-2010-3078 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Kernel

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information ExposureCWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime10 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Linux KernelCanonical Ubuntu LinuxOpensuse+3 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 21
Latest updateMay 13

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.35.4+1
▶NVDvmware/esx4.0, 4.1+1
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse11.1, 11.3+1

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 10.04, 10.10, 6.06, 8.04, 9.04, 9.10

Patches

Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-m459-3946-3859: The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2010-3078: The xfs_ioc_fsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2↗2010-09-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)↗2011-03-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2011-03-03
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2011-02-28
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2011-02-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2010-10-19
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-3078 kernel: xfs: XFS_IOC_FSGETXATTR ioctl memory leak↗2010-09-07
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