CVE-2011-0711 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Kernel

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information Exposure11 documents5 sources
Severity
2.1LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Linux KernelRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat Enterprise Linux Server+3 more
Timeline
PublishedMar 1
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FSGEOMETRY_V1 ioctl call.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 2.6.38+1

Also affects: Enterprise Linux 5.6

Patches

Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: patchwork.kernel.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-3w2w-4v6h-c6q9: The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

8
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities↗2011-09-13
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities↗2011-08-09
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2011-08-09
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)↗2011-07-13
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities (i.MX51)↗2011-07-06
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-0711 kernel: xfs: prevent leaking uninitialized stack memory in FSGEOMETRY_V1↗2011-02-14
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CVE-2011-0711 — Sensitive Information Exposure | cvebase