FKIE_CVE-2005-3276

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-10-21 01:02 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:16
Severity
Summary
The sys_get_thread_area function in process.c in Linux 2.6 before 2.6.12.4 and 2.6.13 does not clear a data structure before copying it to userspace, which might allow a user process to obtain sensitive information.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042e81864gSEM90Oun0jA8dufpM3inw
cve@mitre.orghttp://lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/3/36
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17826
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/18056
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/18510
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/19252
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71ae18ec690953e9ba7107c7cc44589c2cc0d9f1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15527
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9748
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/cset%4042e81864gSEM90Oun0jA8dufpM3inw
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/3/36
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18056
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18510
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19252
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-922
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=71ae18ec690953e9ba7107c7cc44589c2cc0d9f1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0144.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15527
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9748
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/219-1/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6.0
linux linux_kernel 2.6.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.8.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.9
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.9
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.10
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13
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  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

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How durations are calculated

Following the VTEM framework (Black Hat USA 2015), time to patch starts when the vendor or a coordinator was informed, total time to patch at discovery, and disclosure to patch at public disclosure; vendor response time runs from the report to its acknowledgement. Time to exploit and time unpatched start at the earliest discovery or report, falling back to public disclosure. Unpatched time ends at the first recorded patch, or the calculation time when no patch is recorded. Exploitation to patch shows the interval between those two events; a published proof of concept is a public exploit, not exploitation.

Each result shows its source dates. A negative interval means the end event came first; when date-only inputs leave the order open, the result says so. Date-only inputs are approximate. The earliest evidence wins: KEV report dates and sightings are labelled as such. Records describing another vulnerability are listed but never calculated from, and a PoC alone does not establish exploitation. Missing patch evidence does not prove that no patch exists. Filters below change the event list only.

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