CVE-2010-0003
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-0003 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-01-26 18:30:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request - kernel: infoleak if print-fatal-signals=1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2005-1 linux-2.6.24 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | 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 |
| VMSA-2011-0003 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vmware.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat update for kernel-rt - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Fedora update for kernel - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| VMware ESX Server Multiple Kernel Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community | 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 |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE request - kernel: infoleak if print-fatal-signals=1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1996-1 linux-2.6 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Linux Kernel 'print_fatal_signal()' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 404: File not found - Patchwork | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | patchwork.kernel.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian update for linux-2.6 - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 554578 – (CVE-2010-0003) CVE-2010-0003 kernel: infoleak if print-fatal-signals=1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| SUSE update for kernel - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: kernel-2.6.30.10-105.2.4.fc11 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | 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
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2010-03-17 | Vincent Danen | Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2010-0003. This issue has been rated as having moderate security impact. A future update in Red Hat Enterprise MRG may address this flaw. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html and https://rhn.redh at.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0147.html respectively. 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 criti cal impact are addressed. For further information about Errata Support Policy, visit: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata/ |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.