Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-4075
CVE-2010-4075
Description
The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
19- lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03388.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42884nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42890nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42963nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/46397nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.37-rc1nvdBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/43806nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168nvdThird Party Advisory
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