#VU44027 Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2707 

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#VU44027 Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2707

Published: May 25, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44027
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2707
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not validate user-space pointers, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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