Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-0711
The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FSGEOMETRY_V1 ioctl call.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.38
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 5.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 5.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46417 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/555461/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/10 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- osvdb.org/70950 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.38-rc6-git3.log (Broken Link)