VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-0711

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-03-01
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references