CVE-2011-2495

fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc/#####/io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O…

published June 13, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
40.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc/#####/io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by polling a file, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00483 · 40.4th percentile
Published
2012-06-13T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 JUN 10:00Z
    fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc/#####/io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O…
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