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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.

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.

Linux kernel ext[234] directory corruption denial of service kernel: enforce a minimum SG_IO timeout Linux kernel minor signal handling vulnerability kernel: ecryptfs readlink flaw kernel: dell_rbu local oops kernel: skfp_ioctl inverted logic flaw kernel: memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt kernel: rt_cache leak leads to lack of network connectivity