CVE-2011-2210 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2011-2210?

CVE-2011-2210 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 13 Jun 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2210?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2210?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2210 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-2210 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-vg96-qjg8-gh83.