VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-2494

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-06-13
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references