The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is…

Description

The print_fatal_signal function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32.4 on the i386 platform, when print-fatal-signals is enabled, allows local users to discover the contents of arbitrary memory locations by jumping to an address and then reading a log file, and might allow local users to cause a denial of service (system slowdown or crash) by jumping to an address.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.41% · top 64% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-200 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (24)

• [oss-security] 20100112 CVE request - kernel: infoleak if print-fatal-signals=1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0147 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 37724 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 38779 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/69752/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-0919 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• DSA-1996 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 43315 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 39033 (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=b45c6e76bc2c72f6426c14bed64fdcbc9bf37cb0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 38333 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100113 Re: CVE request - kernel: infoleak if print-fatal-signals=1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=554578 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10550 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• DSA-2005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 38492 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0161 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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, 00:30 UTC.