CVE-2009-3228 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2009-3228?

CVE-2009-3228 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 19 Oct 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-909

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3228?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3228?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2009-3228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-53hx-f3mf-p54c.