oss-security - CVE Request: Linux kernel: fanotify: info leak in copy_event_to

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Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 13:23:02 +0530 (IST)
From: P J P <ppandit@...hat.com>
To: oss security list <oss-security@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: CVE Request: Linux kernel: fanotify: info leak in
 copy_event_to_user

    Hi,

Linux kernel built with the Filesystem wide access notification 
(CONFIG_FANOTIFY) support is vulnerable to an information leakage flaw. The 
leaked bytes could be accessed via read(2) call on the fanotify descriptor.

A user/program could use this flaw to leak kernel memory bytes.

Upstream fix:
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  -> https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/6/3/128

Thank you.
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Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Security Response Team
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