low2.1
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 d…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 3.0.34 Versions 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716842
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716842
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043