PT-2012-1547 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Dan Rosenberg · Published 2012-06-13 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2011-2210

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 the osf getsysinfo function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly restrict the data size for GSI GET HWRPB operations. This allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted call.

Recommendations For Linux kernel 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-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-2210

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 5

• 🔥 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2210 · 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