CVE-2011-2707

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-05-24

Description

The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not validate user-space pointers, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request.

See more information about CVE-2011-2707 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:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-300.3.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14

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