CVE-2011-2494

Description

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/1 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898 third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043 patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716842
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2494?
CVE-2011-2494 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2494?
To fix CVE-2011-2494, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2494 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2494 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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