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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 f…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 2.6.39.3
Versions 2.6.39, 2.6.39.1, 2.6.39.2

Weakness classification

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