CVE-2009-0676

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.

Date published : 2009-02-22

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded