PT-2011-1250 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Kurt Seifried · Published 2011-01-07 · Updated 2026-03-13 · CVE-2011-4917

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.1

Description The issue is related to an information disclosure problem. It allows a remote attacker to reveal protected information due to a lack of protection for internal data. The problem is associated with the /proc/stat endpoint.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 3.1, consider restricting access to the /proc/stat endpoint as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-05012

CVE-2011-4917

ECHO-3BFC-3562-E110

Affected Products

Debian

Linux Kernel

References · 12

• 🔥 https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/7/340 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4917 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-4917 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4917 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4917 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-05012 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4917 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-4917 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-4917 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2011-4917 · Vendor Advisory
• https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/4 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.197573 · Note