CVE-2011-2495
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.48 % · percentile 42 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc/#####/io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by polling a file, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/1
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d1221f375c94ef961ba8574ac4f85c8870ddd51
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1212.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716825
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d1221f375c94ef961ba8574ac4f85c8870ddd51
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2011-2482
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2011-2495
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2012-AVI-046 — Vulnérabilités dans VMware ESX et ESXi · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2.6.39.3cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |