CVE-2011-2494

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…

published June 13, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00354 · 27.6th percentile
Published
2012-06-13T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 JUN 10:00Z
    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…
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