National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-3276

Overview

The sys_get_thread_area function in process.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.12.4 and 2.6.13 does not clear a data structure before copying it to userspace, which might allow a user process to obtain sensitive information.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=71ae18ec690953e9ba7107c7cc44589c2cc0d9f1

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=71ae18ec690953e9ba7107c7cc44589c2cc0d9f1

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDKSA-2005:220

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220

External Source: MANDRAKE

Name: MDKSA-2005:219

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9748

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9748

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-219-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-219-1

External Source: BID

Name: 15527

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15527

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FLSA:157459-2

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FLSA:157459-1

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FLSA:157459-3

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2006:0144

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2006:0101

Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDKSA-2005:220

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220

External Source: MANDRAKE

Name: MDKSA-2005:219

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219

External Source: MANDRAKE

Name: MDKSA-2005:218

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-922

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 19252

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19252

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 18510

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18510

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 18056

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18056

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 17826

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/17826

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@42e81864gSEM90Oun0jA8dufpM3inw

Hyperlink:http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset@42e81864gSEM90Oun0jA8dufpM3inw

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9748

Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9748