*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
The ipc subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize
certain structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the
(1) compat_sys_semctl, (2) compat_sys_msgctl, and (3) compat_sys_shmctl
functions in ipc/compat.c; and the (4) compat_sys_mq_open and (5)
compat_sys_mq_getsetattr functions in ipc/compat_mq.c.
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: kernel-cve-tracker
** Package changed: ubuntu => linux (Ubuntu)
** Tags added: kernel-cve-tracker
** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2010-4073
** Visibility changed to: Public
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