VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-2707

CVSS score6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-05-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not validate user-space pointers, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references