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CVSSv3

CVE-2011-2494

CVSSv4: NA | CVSSv3: NA | CVSSv2: 2.1 | VMScore: 310 | EPSS: 0.00042 | KEV: Not Included
Published: 13/06/2012 Updated: 21/11/2024

Vulnerability Summary

kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel prior to 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.

Vulnerability Trend

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Vendor Advisories

Synopsis Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel-rt packages that fix several security issues and two bugsare now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 20The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant secu ...
Synopsis Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs,and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated ...
Synopsis Important: kernel security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and various bugsare now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant secur ...
IPv6 fragment identification value generation could allow a remote attacker to disrupt a target system's networking, preventing legitimate users from accessing its services (CVE-2011-2699, Important) A signedness issue was found in the Linux kernel's CIFS (Common Internet File System) implementation A malicious CIFS server could send a specially- ...
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