CVE-2011-2494
kernel: taskstats io infoleak
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by sending taskstats commands to a netlink socket, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.
kernel/taskstats.c del kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a la 3.1 permite a usuarios locales obtener información confidencial de estadísticas de I/O enviando comandos taskstats al socket netlink, tal como se ha demostrado descubriendo la longitud de la contraseña de otro usuario.
*Credits:
N/A
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Scope
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2011-06-15 CVE Reserved
- 2011-10-20 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48898 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/1 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1a51410abe7d0ee4b1d112780f46df87d3621043 | 2023-02-13 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html | 2023-02-13 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716842 | 2012-01-10 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2494 | 2012-01-10 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | <= 3.0.34 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 3.0.34" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.1" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.2" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.3 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.3" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.4" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.5" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.6" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.7" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.8" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.9" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.10 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.10" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.11" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.12 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.12" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.13 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.13" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.14" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.15" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.16 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.16" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.17 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.17" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.18 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.18" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.19 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.19" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.20 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.20" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.21 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.21" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.22 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.22" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.23 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.23" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.24 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.24" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.25 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.25" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.26 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.26" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.27 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.27" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.28 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.28" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.29 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.29" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.30 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.30" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.31 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.31" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.32" | - |
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | 3.0.33 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.0.33" | - |
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