SB2010090803 - Information disclosure in Linux kernel
Published: September 8, 2010 Updated: August 26, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2010090803
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2010-2803)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The drm_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.53, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.21, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.6, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.4 allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by requesting a large memory-allocation amount.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1b2f1489633888d4a06028315dc...
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/airlied/drm-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b9f0aee83335db1f3915f4e42a5...
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b9f0aee83335db1f3915f4e4...
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41512
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2094
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.53
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.21
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.34.6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35.4
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2430
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621435