Upstream information
Description
The viafb_ioctl_get_viafb_info function in drivers/video/via/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a VIAFB_GET_INFO ioctl call.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having low severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 1.9 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | None |
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 642313 [RESOLVED / FIXED]SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2011:001, published Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2011:002, published Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2011:004, published Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2011:007, published Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:00:00 +0000 openSUSE-SU-2011:0048-1 openSUSE-SU-2013:0927-1
List of released packages
Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP1 |
| Patchnames: slertesp1-kernel |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA kernel-default-3.0.13-0.27.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA kernel-default-3.0.76-0.11.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 6.0 | kernel-source | Not affected |
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Not affected |
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | kernel-default | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 07:41:38 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Aug 26 21:11:44 2024