CVE - CVE-2010-0003

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-0003	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded MISC:37724 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37724 MISC:38333 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38333 MISC:38492 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38492 MISC:38779 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/38779 MISC:39033 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/39033 MISC:43315 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/43315 MISC:DSA-1996 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 MISC:DSA-2005 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005 MISC:FEDORA-2010-0919 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html MISC:RHSA-2010:0146 URL:https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html MISC:RHSA-2010:0147 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html MISC:RHSA-2010:0161 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2010:010 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2010:012 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2010:014 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html MISC:[oss-security] 20100112 CVE request - kernel: infoleak if print-fatal-signals=1 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/12/1 MISC:[oss-security] 20100113 Re: CVE request - kernel: infoleak if print-fatal-signals=1 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/13/4 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b45c6e76bc2c72f6426c14bed64fdcbc9bf37cb0 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b45c6e76bc2c72f6426c14bed64fdcbc9bf37cb0 MISC:http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/69752/ URL:http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/69752/ MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554578 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554578 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10550 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10550
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20091214	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20091214)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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