The fill_event_metadata function in fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a read operation on the fanotify descriptor.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 7, 2013 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 7, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-rt_trace-baseUpgrade xen-kmp-paeUpgrade ofed-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-RT-releaseUpgrade iscsitarget-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-desktopUpgrade kernel-trace-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-desktop-develUpgrade kernel-vanillaUpgrade iscsitarget-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-pae-baseUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade cluster-network-kmp-traceUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade xen-kmp-traceUpgrade drbd-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade kernel-trace-develUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-baseUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-bigsmp-baseUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-paeUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-paeUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade lttng-modules-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-xenUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade lttng-modules-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt_traceUpgrade kernel-vanilla-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-xenUpgrade drbd-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-traceUpgrade gfs2-kmp-paeUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-bigsmp-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-pae-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-xen-extraUpgrade xen-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-paeUpgrade sle-hae-releaseUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-trace-baseUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade kernel-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-rt_trace-develUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-baseUpgrade gfs2-kmp-ppc64Upgrade kernel-debug-baseUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-ppc64Upgrade cluster-network-kmp-ppc64Upgrade cluster-network-kmp-xenUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-xen-baseUpgrade kernel-ppc64-baseUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade ofed-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-traceUpgrade gfs2-kmp-traceUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-rt_traceUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-bigsmpUpgrade gfs2-kmp-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-pae-extraUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-ppc64Upgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-ppc64-develUpgrade kernel-desktop-base | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 7, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.5.0-39-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-231-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-52-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-39-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-39-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-39-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1436-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-52-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-52-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-52-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-52-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-52-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.5.0-39-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.8.0-29-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-52-omap | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 7, 2013 |
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