VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2010-4072

CVSS score1.9 LOW
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2010-11-29
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

The copy_shmid_to_user function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the shmctl system call and the "old shm interface."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references