CVE-2010-0003

CVE Details

Release Date:	2010-01-26
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.4
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0146	2010-03-17
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.23.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2010-0146	2010-03-17
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.23.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2010-0146	2010-03-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0147	2010-03-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-164.15.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0147	2010-03-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-164.15.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0147	2010-03-17