CVE-2011-2494 | Date: (C)2012-06-13 (M)2024-05-06 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -CVSS V2 Severity: |
CVSS Score : 2.1 |
Exploit Score: 3.9 |
Impact Score: 2.9 |
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CVSS V2 Metrics: |
Access Vector: LOCAL |
Access Complexity: LOW |
Authentication: NONE |
Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
Integrity: NONE |
Availability: NONE |
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