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CVE-2010-4075

The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not properly initialize a certain str

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Summary

The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.

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Affected versions

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References 20

openwall.com

securityfocus.com

redhat.com

secunia.com

git.kernel.org

lkml.indiana.edu

kernel.org

vmware.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

vupen.com