CVE-2010-4075

kernel: drivers/serial/serial_core.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

Published Nov 29, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2264-1 linux-2.6 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4051 The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1086-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1089-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1090-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1092-1 Linux Kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1093-1 Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1105-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1187-1 Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1202-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1204-1 Linux kernel (i.MX51) 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