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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Published : 2012-06-13 03:24
Updated : 2023-02-12 20:31
NVD link : CVE-2011-2210
Mitre link : CVE-2011-2210
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CWE
CWE-264
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel