Information Exposure Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:2.6.18-238.9.1.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELDOC-2457460
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2011

Introduced: 18 Feb 2011

CVE-2011-0710  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-doc to version 0:2.6.18-238.9.1.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-0429.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The task_show_regs function in arch/s390/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110216 on the s390 platform allows local users to obtain the values of the registers of an arbitrary process by reading a status file under /proc/.

CVSS Base Scores

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