CVE-2011-2208 | BDVDB-2026-50503 Detail
Description#
Integer signedness error in the osf_getdomainname function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted call.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.