The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FSGEOMETRY_V1 ioctl call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-03-01T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:58:26.084Z

Reserved: 2011-01-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-0711

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-03-01T23:00:02.910

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:24:40.113

Link: CVE-2011-0711

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-02-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-0711 - Bugzilla