net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c in the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not place the expected '\0' 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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendors | Products |
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| Linux |
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| Redhat |
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Configuration 1 [-]
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| Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | |||
| kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:1::el5 | RHSA-2011:0500 | 2011-05-10T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | |||
| kernel-0:2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5 | RHSA-2011:0833 | 2011-05-31T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | |||
| kernel-0:2.6.32-131.0.15.el6 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 | RHSA-2011:0542 | 2011-05-19T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 EUS - Server Only | |||
| kernel-0:2.6.32-71.31.1.el6 | cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:6.0 | RHSA-2011:0883 | 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z |
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History
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2011-06-22T22:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:21:33.451Z
Reserved: 2011-03-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-1170
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-06-22T22:55:01.667
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:25:42.443
Link: CVE-2011-1170
Redhat