Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4079
CVE-2010-4079
Description
The ivtvfb_ioctl function in drivers/media/video/ivtv/ivtvfb.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc8 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.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 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:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.36-rc8
Patches
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References
13- lkml.org/lkml/2010/9/15/393nvdMailing 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/42890nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126nvdThird 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.securityfocus.com/bid/45062nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.36/ChangeLog-2.6.36-rc8nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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