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TI-2010-03856 Aliases CVE-2010-4078GHSA-m4gr-2pp5-fjmm

The sisfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c in the Linux kernel before…

Priority LOW 11CWE-909Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The sisfb_ioctl function in drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc6 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl call.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.6.36VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc3VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.36 rc5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.2VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*10 sp3VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.36 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.36:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.36 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*11 sp1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*10 sp3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*10 sp3VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp3 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4078
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4gr-2pp5-fjmm

References

Patch 4

Advisory 9

Other 2

Sources

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