fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc/#####/io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by polling a file, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-06-13T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:34.104Z

Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2495

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-13T10:24:55.827

Modified: 2023-02-13T00:18:23.983

Link: CVE-2011-2495

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2495 - Bugzilla