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CVE-2011-1044 Details

Description

The ib_uverbs_poll_cq function in drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not initialize a certain response buffer, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors that cause this buffer to be only partially filled, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4649.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7182afea8d1afd432a17c18162cc3fd441d0da93 CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667916 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65563 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37 CVEBroken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-909Missing Initialization of Resource[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1044
NVD Published Date:
Feb 18, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-1044 Details - Not Deferred