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CVE-2011-0711

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200 Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
01/03/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.38 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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