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CVE-2011-2494

kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by sending taskstats commands to a netlink socket, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.

Published

2012-06-13T10:24:55.780

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-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 3.0.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.26 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.28 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.29 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.30 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.31 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.32 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.33 Yes
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