PT-2009-5544 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Eugene Teo · Published 2009-10-19 · Updated 2020-08-13 · CVE-2009-3228

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 Linux kernel versions 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9

Description The issue is related to the tc fill tclass function in the tc subsystem, which does not initialize certain structure members, specifically tcm pad1 and tcm pad2. This might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6, update to version 2.4.37.6 or later. For Linux kernel versions 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9, update to version 2.6.31-rc9 or later.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-909

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3228

DSA-1927-1

DSA-1928-1

DSA-1929-1

RHSA-2009:1522

RHSA-2009:1540

RHSA-2009:1548

RHSA-2009_1522

RHSA-2009_1548

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 43

• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/9 · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/07/2 · Patch
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830 · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/1 · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/05/2 · Patch
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3228 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/1 · Patch
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520990 · Patch
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/2 · Patch
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1522.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 · Note