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 allows local users...
- Published
- Feb 22, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Feb 20, 2009
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 51.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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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.
Sources
1Clément Lecigne · linux · Feb 20, 2009
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