CVE-2011-0711

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 01 Mar 2011, 22:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 21:58

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.06% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 Mar 2011, 22:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 21:58
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FSGEOMETRY_V1 ioctl call.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.06%• Percentile: 17%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.38 | 2.6.38 | 2.6.38:rc1 | 2.6.38:rc2 | 2.6.38:rc3 | 2.6.38:rc4 | 2.6.38:rc5

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

    5.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server

    5.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

    5.6

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_eus

    5.6

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

    5.0

References (9)