CVE-2011-2495

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-06-13

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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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-2011-1212	2011-09-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2025	2011-08-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.3.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1212	2011-09-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2025	2011-08-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-300.3.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.3.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1212	2011-09-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1189	2011-08-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2025	2011-08-24
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-200.19.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2025	2011-08-24
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14

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