01 Record
CVE-2009-0676
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.70% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 52.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-02-22 22:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 04:40Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-02-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- af53a8739877ba956b0ab50c9092e037a7e944c7f21731215c60ca47906fa765
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com35390http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkernel-sock-information-disclosure(48847)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20090220 CVE request: kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopthttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/1
- secunia.com34502http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:0326http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
- secunia.com34786http://secunia.com/advisories/34786
- secunia.com34962http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:8618https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618
- secunia.com37471http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:0360http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:0459http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090302 Re: CVE request: kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopthttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/6
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-1749http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
- patchwork.kernel.orghttp://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
- www.debian.orgDSA-1794http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- marc.info[linux-kernel] 20090223 net: amend the fix for SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt infoleakhttp://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2
- secunia.com33758http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:030http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-751-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11653https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653
- www.securityfocus.com33846http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846
- secunia.com35011http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- www.securityfocus.com20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party componentshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090224 Re: CVE request: kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopthttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:031http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:021http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20090212 [PATCH] 4 bytes kernel memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt try #2http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123
- secunia.com34981http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- secunia.com34394http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
- www.debian.orgDSA-1787http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:071http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:071
- secunia.com34680http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-3316http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
- secunia.com35394http://secunia.com/advisories/35394