CVE-2011-1173

The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the x86_64 platform allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading uninitialized data in the ah field of an Acorn Universal Networking (AUN) packet.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=130036203528021&w=2	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/15	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/1	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591815#c14	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8279	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=67c5c6cb8129c595f21e88254a3fc6b3b841ae8e

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2011-06-22 15:55

Updated : 2023-02-12 17:19

NVD link : CVE-2011-1173

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1173

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CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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