CVE-2010-4079 is a local information disclosure vulnerability in the ivtvfb_ioctl function of the Linux kernel, affecting Debian and other Linux distributions. It allows local users to potentially extract sensitive data from kernel stack memory due to an uninitialized structure member during an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call. With a low CVSS score of 1.9, this vulnerability requires local access and has a low impact, only disclosing information without affecting integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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