CVE-2010-4082 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2010-4082?

CVE-2010-4082 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, 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 viafb_ioctl_get_viafb_info function in drivers/video/via/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a VIAFB_GET_INFO ioctl call.

Weakness: CWE-909

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4082?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4082?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2010-4082 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4082 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qqqc-x237-8gf8.