CVE-2010-4076 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2010-4076?

CVE-2010-4076 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, 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 rs_ioctl function in drivers/char/amiserial.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4076?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4076?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4076 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-4076 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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