fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc/#####/io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by polling a file, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.
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Published : 2012-06-13 10:24
Updated : 2024-02-28 12:00
NVD link : CVE-2011-2495
Mitre link : CVE-2011-2495
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-2495
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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