Information Exposure Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:2.6.18-274.17.1.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELDOC-2464248
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Feb 2011

Introduced: 28 Feb 2011

CVE-2011-1020  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-doc to version 0:2.6.18-274.17.1.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-0007.

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 proc filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37 and earlier does not restrict access to the /proc directory tree of a process after this process performs an exec of a setuid program, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via open, lseek, read, and write system calls.

CVSS Base Scores

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