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CVE-2009-3002

Date: August 28, 2009

The Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc7 does not initialize certain data structures within getname functions, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel memory locations by calling getsockname on (1) an AF_APPLETALK socket, related to the atalk_getname function in net/appletalk/ddp.c; (2) an AF_IRDA socket, related to the irda_getname function in net/irda/af_irda.c; (3) an AF_ECONET socket, related to the econet_getname function in net/econet/af_econet.c; (4) an AF_NETROM socket, related to the nr_getname function in net/netrom/af_netrom.c; (5) an AF_ROSE socket, related to the rose_getname function in net/rose/af_rose.c; or (6) a raw CAN socket, related to the raw_getname function in net/can/raw.c.

Language: C

Severity Score

4.0

Related Resources (27)

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e84b90ae5eb3c112d1f208964df1d8156a538289

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/36438

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html

Url: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9521

Url: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=80922bbb12a105f858a8f0abb879cb4302d0ecaa

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/37105

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519305

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/27/2

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/27/1

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/37351

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=09384dfc76e526c3993c09c42e016372dc9dd22c

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1

Url: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11741

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3002

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2009-3002

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36150

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc7

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3d392475c873c10c10d6d96b94d092a34ebd4791

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=17ac2e9c58b69a1e25460a568eae1b0dc0188c25

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11611

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f6b97b29513950bfbf621a83d85b6f86b39ec8db

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2009-3002

Severity Score

4.0

Weakness Type (CWE)

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CWE-200

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	4.0
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.9
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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CVE-2009-3002

Date: August 28, 2009

Language: C

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