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Description
net/ipv4/af_inet.c in Linux kernel 2.4 does not clear sockaddr_in.sin_zero before returning IPv4 socket names from the (1) getsockname, (2) getpeername, and (3) accept functions, which allows local users to obtain portions of potentially sensitive memory.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently not rated by SUSE as it is not affecting the SUSE Enterprise products.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 2.1 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | None |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2006:028, published Wed, 31 May 2006 18:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 01:59:42 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 16 19:10:27 2024