PT-2012-1545 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Dan Rosenberg · Published 2012-06-13 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2011-2208

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39.4

Description The issue is related to an integer signedness error in the osf getdomainname function, which can allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. This error is present in the Linux kernel on the Alpha platform.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.39.4, update to version 2.6.39.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2208

DSA-2310-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 5

• 🔥 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2208 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f · Note
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4 · Note