CVE-2011-2898

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 2.6.39.3 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule

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.

References (5)

[Broken Link] http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13fcb7bd322164c67926ffe272846d4860196dc6

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/7

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728023

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/13fcb7bd322164c67926ffe272846d4860196dc6

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0008

EPSS Percentile 23.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-200

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.39.3

Timeline

Published May 24, 2012

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026