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CVE-2011-2210

The osf_getsysinfo function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform does not properly restrict the data size for GSI_GET_HWRPB operations, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted call.

Published

2012-06-13T10:24:54.560

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.39.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.39.2 Yes
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