CVE-2010-4082

kernel: drivers/video/via/ioctl.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

Published Nov 30, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The viafb_ioctl_get_viafb_info function in drivers/video/via/ioctl.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 VIAFB_GET_INFO ioctl call.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4058 The viafb_ioctl_get_viafb_info function in drivers/video/via/ioctl.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 VIAFB_GET_INFO ioctl call.
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