Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU94771

Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-4917

Published: April 18, 2022 / Updated: April 26, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94771

CSH Severity: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4917

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel

Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

In the Linux kernel through 3.1 there is an information disclosure issue via /proc/stat.

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