Information Exposure Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-PERF-2462837
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Jun 2012

Introduced: 13 Jun 2012

CVE-2011-2494  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-1465.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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