CVE-2010-3881

CVE Details

Release Date:2010-12-23
Impact:Low What is this?

Description


arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via read operations on the /dev/kvm device.

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


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 1.9
Vector String: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kvm)ELSA-2010-09982010-12-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2011-05422011-05-28


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