CVE-2011-2209

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 1
Downstream
DSA-2310-1
Modified
Published: 13 Jun 2012, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 22:53

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
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
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Jun 2012, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 22:53
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer signedness error in the osf_sysinfo function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted call.

CVSS Metrics

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

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.06%• Percentile: 18%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 2.6.39.3 | 2.6.39 | 2.6.39:rc1 | 2.6.39:rc2 | 2.6.39:rc3 | 2.6.39:rc4 | 2.6.39:rc5 | 2.6.39:rc6 | 2.6.39:rc7 | 2.6.39.1 | 2.6.39.2

References (4)