CVE-2011-2210
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
13/06/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The osf_getsysinfo function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform does not properly restrict the data size for GSI_GET_HWRPB operations, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted call.
Impact
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.39.3 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f