CVE-2011-2210

N/A Unknown
Published: June 13, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The osf_getsysinfo function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform does not properly restrict the data size for GSI_GET_HWRPB operations, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted call.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
39th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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