net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to read copies of the applicable structures.
The product does not initialize a critical resource.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | * | 2.6.37 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.37 (including) | 2.6.37 (including) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 2.6.37-rc1 (including) | 2.6.37-rc1 (including) |
| MRG for RHEL-5 | RedHat | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.7-rt29.47.el5rt | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.9-89.35.1.EL | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-ec2 | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Linux-ec2 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Linux-ec2 | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Linux-ec2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-fsl-imx51 | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Linux-fsl-imx51 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Linux-fsl-imx51 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lts-backport-maverick | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Linux-lts-backport-maverick | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lts-backport-natty | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-mvl-dove | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Linux-mvl-dove | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Linux-mvl-dove | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Linux-mvl-dove | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.15 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Linux-source-2.6.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-ti-omap4 | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Linux-ti-omap4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |