Description
The wanxl_ioctl function in drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via an ioctl call.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1 ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7 ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2b13d06c9584b4eb773f1e80bbaedab9a1c344e1 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053613 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90444 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/15/3 ↗
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b13d06c9584b4eb773f1e80bbaedab9a1c344e1 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64953 ↗