CVE-2010-4078 — Missing Initialization of Resource in Kernel

CWE-909 — Missing Initialization of Resource11 documents6 sources
Severity
1.9LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Linux KernelDebian LinuxOpensuse+4 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 29
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The sisfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 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.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:M/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.4 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages6 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 2.6.36+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 5.0

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: www.openwall.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-m4gr-2pp5-fjmm: The sisfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/sis/sis_main↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2010-4078: The sisfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/sis/sis_main↗2010-11-29
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
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↗2011-02-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2011-02-25
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2011-02-25
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2010-4078 php-pear-MDB2, roundcubemail: DoS (unavailability to access user's INBOX) after receiving an email message with the URL in the Subject [epel-6]↗2011-10-26
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Bugzilla
CVE-2010-4078 kernel: drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: reading uninitialized stack memory↗2010-11-01
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