CVE-2010-4083
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The copy_semid_to_user function in ipc/sem.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a (1) IPC_INFO, (2) SEM_INFO, (3) IPC_STAT, or (4) SEM_STAT command in a semctl system call.
Find out more about CVE-2010-4083 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue is not planned to be fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3,
due to this product being in Extended Life Cycle Phase of its
maintenance life-cycle, where only qualified security errata of critical
impact are addressed.
For further information about the Errata Support Policy, visit:
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2010:0958 | 2010-12-08 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:0007 | 2011-01-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:0162 | 2011-01-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:0004 | 2011-01-04 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Dan Rosenberg for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation