kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by sending taskstats commands to a netlink socket, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2012-06-13T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:34.254Z
Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-2494
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-06-13T10:24:55.780
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:28:23.987
Link: CVE-2011-2494
Redhat