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.
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Published : 2012-06-13 10:24
Updated : 2024-02-04 18:16
NVD link : CVE-2011-2494
Mitre link : CVE-2011-2494
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-2494
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor