The uart_get_count function in drivers/serial/serial_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=648660
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43806
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03388.html