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>> Linux Kernel L2CAP and HCI Setsockopt Implementation Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
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Title : Linux Kernel L2CAP and HCI Setsockopt Implementation Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1495
CVE ID : CVE-2007-1353
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-04-23
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A vulnerability has been identified in Linux Kernel, which could be exploited by attackers to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information. This issue is caused by errors in the "hci_sock_setsockopt()" [net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c] and "l2cap_sock_setsockopt()" [net/bluetooth/l2cap.c] functions that do not initialize the stack buffer passed to "copy_from_user()", which could be exploited by attackers to cause portions of kernel memory to be leaked.
Affected Products
Linux Kernel version 2.4.34.2 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to Linux Kernel version 2.4.34.3 :
http://www.kernel.org
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1495
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.34.3
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Ilja van Sprundel
ChangeLog
2007-04-23 : Initial release
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