CVE-2009-3228

CVE Details

Release Date:

2009-10-19

Description

The tc_fill_tclass function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the tc subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9 does not initialize certain (1) tcm__pad1 and (2) tcm__pad2 structure members, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

See more information about CVE-2009-3228 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-1522	2009-10-22
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.15.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2009-1522	2009-10-22
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.15.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2009-1522	2009-10-22
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-1548	2009-11-03
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-164.6.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-1548	2009-11-03
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-164.6.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-1548	2009-11-03

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