CVE-2009-0676
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
22/02/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
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.
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.28.5 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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%3Ddf0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/1
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34786
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009%3A071
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/6
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Ddf0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/1
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34786
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009%3A071
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/6
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618