CVE-2009-3612
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200
Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
19/10/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
The tcf_fill_node function in net/sched/cls_api.c in the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.32-rc5, and 2.4.37.6 and earlier, does not initialize a certain tcm__pad2 structure member, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-4881.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.37.6 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 (including) | 2.6.32 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Dad61df918c44316940404891d5082c63e79c256a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/35412/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37086
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc5
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009%3A329
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/14/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/14/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/15/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/15/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528868
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10395
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7557
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Dad61df918c44316940404891d5082c63e79c256a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/35412/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37086
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc5
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009%3A329
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/14/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/14/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/15/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/15/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528868
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10395
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7557
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html