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CVE-2011-2495

CVE Details

Release Date:2012-06-13
Impact:Low What is this?

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.

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


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 2.1
Vector String: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2011-12122011-09-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2011-20252011-08-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2011-20372011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.3.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2011-12122011-09-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el5uek)ELSA-2011-20252011-08-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-300.3.1.el5uek)ELSA-2011-20372011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.3.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2011-12122011-09-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2011-11892011-08-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2011-20252011-08-24
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2011-20372011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el6uek)ELSA-2011-20252011-08-24
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek)ELSA-2011-20372011-12-14


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