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CVE-2010-4083

LOW
1.9
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linux kernelNVD
Affected:< 2.6.36Fixed in:2.6.36CVE-2010-4083derived from NVD

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days
31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

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