이름: Sensitive Data Storage in Improperly Locked Memory

The product stores sensitive data in memory that is not locked, or that has been incorrectly locked.

일반 정보

배경 세부 정보

취약점 도입 방식

Implementation : The developer might use functions such as VirtualLock() or mlock(). On some systems, this does not guarantee that the page will not appear in the swap. See Background Details.

적용 가능한 플랫폼

언어

클래스: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)

일반적인 결과

범위	영향	가능성
Confidentiality	Read Application Data, Read Memory 참고: The memory, including sensitive data, might be written to swap files on disk by the virtual memory manager, possibly making the data more accessible to adversaries.

관찰된 예시

참고 자료	설명
CVE-2024-38106	OS kernel stores sensitive data in improperly locked memory, allowing local users to gain privileges by winning a race condition

잠재적 완화 방법

Phases : Architecture and Design
Identify data that needs to be protected from swapping and choose platform-appropriate protection mechanisms.
Phases : Implementation
When using potentially risky functions such as mlock() or VirtualLock(), check return values to ensure that locking operations are successful.

취약점 매핑 메모

근거 : This CWE entry is at the Variant level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
댓글 : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.

제출

이름	조직	날짜	출시일	Version
CWE Community		2006-12-15 +00:00	2006-12-15 +00:00	Draft 5

수정 사항

이름	조직	날짜	댓글
Eric Dalci	Cigital	2008-07-01 +00:00	updated Time_of_Introduction
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2008-09-08 +00:00	updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Other_Notes, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2008-11-24 +00:00	updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2009-05-27 +00:00	updated Description, Other_Notes
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2011-06-01 +00:00	updated Common_Consequences
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2011-09-13 +00:00	updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2012-05-11 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2014-07-30 +00:00	updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2017-11-08 +00:00	updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2020-02-24 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-01-31 +00:00	updated Description
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-04-27 +00:00	updated Relationships
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2023-06-29 +00:00	updated Mapping_Notes
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2025-12-11 +00:00	updated Applicable_Platforms, Weakness_Ordinalities
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2026-04-30 +00:00	updated Observed_Examples
CWE Content Team	MITRE	2026-10-28 +00:00	updated Background_Details, Common_Consequences, Description, Modes_of_Introduction, Potential_Mitigations

CWE-591 상세 정보

CWE-591