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CVE-2011-2494 Detail

Description

kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by sending taskstats commands to a netlink socket, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716842
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716842
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043 Patch 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043 Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-2494
NVD Published Date:
06/13/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.