The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.
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) |