Description
The copy_semid_to_user function in ipc/sem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) IPC_INFO, (2) SEM_INFO, (3) IPC_STAT, or (4) SEM_STAT command in a semctl system call.
Affected products
- Debian / debian_linux5.0 – 5.0
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.36
- openSUSE / opensuse11.3 – 11.3
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_desktop11 – 11
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_desktop10 – 10
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_real_time_extension11 – 11
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_server9 – 9
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_server10 – 10
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_server11 – 11
- SUSE / linux_enterprise_software_development_kit10 – 10
References
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43809
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42789
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
- MISChttp://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg80234.html
- MISChttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=982f7c2b2e6a28f8f266e075d92e19c0dd4c6e56
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42963
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- MISChttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- MISChttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648673
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126