Vulnerability Details : CVE-2010-4073
The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the (1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5) compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Threat overview for CVE-2010-4073
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
49152
IPs affected by CVE-2010-4073 2,923
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4073
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2010-4073
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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1.9
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LOW | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.4
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2010-4073
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2010-4073
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
Webmail | OVH- OVHThird Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
mandriva.comThird Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2126-1 linux-2.6Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45073
Linux Kernel CVE-2010-4073 Information Disclosure VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
Webmail | OVH- OVHThird Party Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1
404: File not foundBroken Link
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Realtime Linux Kernel (SMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosuresMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
SecurityFocusThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
VMSA-2011-0012.3Third Party Advisory
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http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/492
LKML: Dan Rosenberg: [PATCH v3] IPC: Initialize structure memory to zero for compat functionsMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648658
648658 – (CVE-2010-4073) CVE-2010-4073 kernel: ipc/compat*.c: reading uninitialized stack memoryIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
Webmail | OVH- OVHThird Party Advisory
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=03145beb455cf5c20a761e8451e30b8a74ba58d9
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treePatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8366
Linux Kernel < 2.6.36.2 Econet Privilege Escalation Exploit - CXSecurity.comExploit;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
Webmail | OVH- OVHThird Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
oss-security - Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosuresMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
Webmail | OVH- OVHThird Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
mandriva.comThird Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
SupportThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2010-4073
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*