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The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11653
The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.
Family:
unix
Status:
ACCEPTED
Platform(s):
- CentOS Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Oracle Linux 5
- Oracle Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- CentOS Linux 5
Class:
vulnerability
Reference(s):
- CVE-2009-0676
Product(s):