CVE-2011-2898

low-risk
Published 2012-05-24

net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly restrict user-space access to certain packet data structures associated with VLAN Tag Control Information, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted application.

Do I need to act?

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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (10)

Broken Link http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=...
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/7
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728023
Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/13fcb7bd322164c67926ffe272846d4860196dc...
Broken Link http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=...
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/7
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728023
Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/13fcb7bd322164c67926ffe272846d4860196dc...
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal