CVE-2010-4081 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 1.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can read sensitive kernel stack memory via an uninitialized structure in the HDSPM driver ioctl handler.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2010-4081?

CVE-2010-4081 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 30 Nov 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The snd_hdspm_hwdep_ioctl function in sound/pci/rme9652/hdspm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an SNDRV_HDSPM_IOCTL_GET_CONFIG_INFO ioctl call.

Weakness: CWE-909

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4081?

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-2010-4081?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2010-4081 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q8cf-f577-xqc2.

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