CVE-2010-4074

kernel: drivers/usb/serial/mos*.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

Published Nov 29, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The USB subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to TIOCGICOUNT ioctl calls, and the (1) mos7720_ioctl function in drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c and (2) mos7840_ioctl function in drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2126-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several issues
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4050 The USB subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to TIOCGICOUNT ioctl calls, and the (1) mos7720_ioctl function in drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c and (2) mos7840_ioctl function in drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1072-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1073-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1074-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1074-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved
Oct 25, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 29, 2010, 4:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:24 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 15, 2010, 12:00 AM