CVE-2011-2494

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-06-13

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.

See more information about CVE-2011-2494 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1479	2011-11-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.12.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1479	2011-11-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-200.23.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-25
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.12.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1479	2011-11-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1465	2011-11-22
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-200.23.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-25

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