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CVE-2009-0676

The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which al

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Summary

The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.

Timeline

  1. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-32805

  2. CVE published
  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

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