Description
The eql_g_master_cfg function in drivers/net/eql.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an EQL_GETMASTRCFG ioctl call.
Affected products
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux10.10 – 10.10
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux10.04 – 10.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux9.10 – 9.10
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux6.06 – 6.06
- Debian / debian_linux5.0 – 5.0
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.36 – 2.6.36
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.36
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.36 – 2.6.36
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.36 – 2.6.36
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.36 – 2.6.36
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.36 – 2.6.36
- openSUSE / opensuse11.1 – 11.1
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_desktop11 – 11
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_desktop11 – 11
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_real_time_extension11 – 11
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_server11 – 11
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_server11 – 11
References
- MISChttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc5
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43229
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0771.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/7
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/14/2
- MISChttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=44467187dc22fdd33a1a06ea0ba86ce20be3fe3c
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00003.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- MISChttp://lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/11/168
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/41440
- MISChttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=633145
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43161
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126