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CVE-2010-3298

Publication date 30 September 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The hso_get_count function in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Dan Rosenberg discovered that several network ioctls did not clear kernel memory correctly. A local user could exploit this to read kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.6.35-24.42
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-27.49
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-22.70
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-ec2 10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-311.23
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-307.23
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.31-608.22
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-112.30
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-lts-backport-maverick 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.35-25.44~lucid1
9.10 karmic Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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    • USN-1074-1
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    • USN-1041-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 10 January 2011
    • USN-1074-2
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 28 February 2011
    • USN-1093-1
    • Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
    • 25 March 2011

Other references