CVE-2011-2707

kernel: exposure of sensitive information via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request

Published May 24, 2012 CVSS 3.1 · 6.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not validate user-space pointers, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2688 The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not validate user-space pointers, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:08 PM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 24, 2012, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:31 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 8, 2011, 12:00 AM