CVE-2011-2898

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-05-24
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly restrict user-space access to certain packet data structures associated with VLAN Tag Control Information, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted application.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2029	2011-10-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-200.20.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2029	2011-10-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1350	2011-10-05
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2029	2011-10-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-200.20.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2029	2011-10-07