CVE-2010-3881

N/A Unknown

Published: December 23, 2010 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via read operations on the /dev/kvm device.

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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=97e69aa62f8b5d338d6cff49be09e37cc1262838

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=831d9d02f9522e739825a51a11e3bc5aa531a905

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/10

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0998.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42932

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1024912

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Release Notes Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44666

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg44130.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3287

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Permissions Required

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Permissions Required

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Permissions Required

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649920

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97e69aa62f8b5d338d6cff49be09e37cc1262838