CVE-2010-4077

The ntty_ioctl_tiocgicount function in drivers/char/nozomi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.

Date published : 2010-11-29

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45059

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648663