01 Record
CVE-2010-4072
The copy_shmid_to_user function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The copy_shmid_to_user function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from
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
- 0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.4% 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
- Low. 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
- 2010-11-29 15:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 03:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-10-25
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1a0c7eb91b3716e2ed60ee5ce53184bce76f35db03a6b562ff7bcbaa34e9c167
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:004http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
- secunia.com42778http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3af54c9bd9e6f14f896aac1bb0e8405ae0bc7a44
- www.securityfocus.com20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Consolehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0017http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
- secunia.com46397http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:001http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- secunia.com42932http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648656
- www.securityfocus.com45054http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45054
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1041-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1041-1
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0007http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0124http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:007http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:060http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0298http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0958http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2011:051http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20101006 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosureshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
- secunia.com42963http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0280http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0280
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- secunia.com42758http://secunia.com/advisories/42758
- secunia.com42884http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0375http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20101006 [PATCH] ipc: initialize structure memory to zero for shmctlhttp://lkml.org/lkml/2010/10/6/454
- secunia.com42890http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0162http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0012http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:008http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0168http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2011:029http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20101025 Re: CVE request: multiple kernel stack memory disclosureshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1057-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1057-1
- secunia.com43291http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0070http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0070
- secunia.com43161http://secunia.com/advisories/43161
- www.debian.orgDSA-2126http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126