CVE-2009-3001
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7 and earlier does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local...
- Published
- Aug 28, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 25, 2009
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:NLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 61.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7 and earlier does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel memory locations by calling getsockname on an AF_LLC socket.
Sources
1Jon Oberheide · linux · Aug 25, 2009
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