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.
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References | () http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4 - | |
References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7 - | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f - Exploit, Patch |
Information
Published : 2012-06-13 10:24
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:27
NVD link : CVE-2011-2210
Mitre link : CVE-2011-2210
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-2210
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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