CVE-2009-0676

N/A Unknown
Published: February 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34786
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:071
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34786
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:071
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

76 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
41th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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