Vulnerability identifier: #VU44931

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1172

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not place the expected '' character at the end of string data in the values of certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to issue a crafted request, and then reading the argument to the resulting modprobe process.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 2.6.0 - 2.6.38.7

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External links
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6a8ab060779779de8aea92ce3337ca348f973f54
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129978086410061&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8278
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/4
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689345

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.