# CVE-2009-3228: The tc\_fill\_tclass function in net/sched/sch\_api.c in the tc subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-10-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The tc_fill_tclass function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the tc subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9 does not initialize certain (1) tcm__pad1 and (2) tcm__pad2 structure members, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/1
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=520990
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37084
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1522.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.37.6
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9409
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.4.37.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=096ed17f20affc2db0e307658c69b67433992a7a
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.31/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc9
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16ebb5e0b36ceadc8186f71d68b0c4fa4b6e781b
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/07/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/05/2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023073
- http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/32830/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6757
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528

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