CVE-2010-4073 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2010-4073?

CVE-2010-4073 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Nov 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4073?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Suse Linux Enterprise Server and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4073?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2010-4073 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-4073 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-rggc-q548-m285.