CVE-2011-0710

N/A Unknown

Published: February 18, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

The task_show_regs function in arch/s390/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110216 on the s390 platform allows local users to obtain the values of the registers of an arbitrary process by reading a status file under /proc/.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=261cd298a8c363d7985e3482946edb4bfedacf98

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/9

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110216.bz2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46421

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677850

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65464

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=261cd298a8c363d7985e3482946edb4bfedacf98