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CVE-2011-2898 Details

Description

net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly restrict user-space access to certain packet data structures associated with VLAN Tag Control Information, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted application.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3 CVEBroken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13fcb7bd322164c67926ffe272846d4860196dc6 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728023 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/13fcb7bd322164c67926ffe272846d4860196dc6 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/7 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 2.6.39.3

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-2898
NVD Published Date:
May 24, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-2898 Details - Not Deferred