Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-2707
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.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2011-2707
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2011-2707
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
49152
IPs affected by CVE-2011-2707 2,636
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2707
0.07%
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EPSS Score History
~ 19 %
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CVSS scores for CVE-2011-2707
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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3.6
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
3.9
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4.9
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NIST | |
6.0
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
0.8
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5.2
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-2707
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-2707
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/18
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: arbitrary kernel read in xtensaMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0d0138ebe24b94065580bd2601f8bb7eb6152f56
xtensa: prevent arbitrary read in ptrace · torvalds/linux@0d0138e · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
Mailing List;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0d0138ebe24b94065580bd2601f8bb7eb6152f56
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