CVE-2010-3877

The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.

The get_name function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a copy of this structure.

La función get_Name en net/tipc/socket.c en el kernel de Linux anterior a v2.6.37-rc2 no inicia una determinada estructura, que permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible de la pila del núcleo de memoria mediante la lectura de una copia de esta estructura.