CVE-2009-3612

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3612
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-10-19 20:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe tcf_fill_node function in net/sched/cls_api.c in the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.32-rc5, and 2.4.37.6 and earlier, does not initialize a certain tcm__pad2 structure member, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-4881.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 10 sp3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
VMware vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[net-next-2.6] netlink: fix typo in initialization - Patchwork af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patchwork.ozlabs.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
oss-security - Re: CVE request kernel: tcf_fill_node() infoleak due to typo in 9ef1d4c7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-864-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request kernel: tcf_fill_node() infoleak due to typo in 9ef1d4c7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: tc: uninitialised kernel memory leak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:329 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request kernel: tcf_fill_node() infoleak due to typo in 9ef1d4c7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
VMware ESX Server 4 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 528868 – CVE-2009-3612 kernel: tcf_fill_node() infoleak due to typo in 9ef1d4c7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: kernel-2.6.27.38-170.2.113.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-12-17Tomas HogerRed Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2009-3612 This issue has been rated as having moderate security impact. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html respectively. A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 will address this flaw. This issue is not planned to be fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 due to this product being in Production 3 of its maintenance life-cycle, where only qualified security errata of important or critical impact are addressed. For further information about the Errata Support Policy, visit: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata/

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