Explain CVE-2010-0003
The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': '[oss-security] 20100112 CVE request - kernel: infoleak if print-fatal-signals=1', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/12/1'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2010:0146', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2010:0147', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4'}, {'name': '37724', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37724'}, {'name': '38779', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38779'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2010:012', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/69752/'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2010:014', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2010-0919', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-January/034250.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-1996', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996'}, {'name': '43315', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/43315'}, {'name': '39033', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/39033'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b45c6e76bc2c72f6426c14bed64fdcbc9bf37cb0'}, {'name': '38333', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38333'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20100113 Re: CVE request - kernel: infoleak if print-fatal-signals=1', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/13/4'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554578'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10550', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10550'}, {'name': 'DSA-2005', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005'}, {'name': '20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516397/100/0/threaded'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SA:2010:010', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html'}, {'name': '38492', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/38492'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2010:0161', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED