CVE-2010-3881

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via read operations on the /dev/kvm device.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97e69aa62f8b5d338d6cff49be09e37cc1262838
http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=831d9d02f9522e739825a51a11e3bc5aa531a905
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/10 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0998.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024912 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44666 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg44130.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3287 Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649920 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97e69aa62f8b5d338d6cff49be09e37cc1262838
http://git.kernel.org/?p=virt/kvm/kvm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=831d9d02f9522e739825a51a11e3bc5aa531a905
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/04/10 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/05/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0998.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024912 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44666 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg44130.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3287 Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124 Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=649920 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2010-12-23 18:00

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2010-3881

Mitre link : CVE-2010-3881

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-3881


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_workstation
  • enterprise_linux_server

suse

  • suse_linux_enterprise_server
  • suse_linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension
  • suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor