Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2010-4078
CVE-2010-4078
Description
The sisfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.
Affected products
14- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.6.36
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
17- 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
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42778nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/42801nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/43810nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc6nvdBroken Link
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