The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which…

Description

The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.70% · top 47% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (38)

• 35390 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• kernel-sock-information-disclosure(48847) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20090220 CVE request: kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 34502 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0326 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 34786 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34962 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8618 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 37471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0360 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0459 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20090302 Re: CVE request: kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1749 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• [linux-kernel] 20090223 net: amend the fix for SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt infoleak (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 33758 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-751-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11653 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 33846 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 35011 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20090224 Re: CVE request: kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:031 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [linux-kernel] 20090212 [PATCH] 4 bytes kernel memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt try #2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 34981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34394 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 34680 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 35394 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 04:40 UTC.