CVE-2011-2492

The bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc4 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted getsockopt system call, related to (1) the l2cap_sock_getsockopt_old function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c and (2) the rfcomm_sock_getsockopt_old function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

13 Feb 2023, 01:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8d03e971cf403305217b8e62db3a2e5ad2d6263f', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8d03e971cf403305217b8e62db3a2e5ad2d6263f', 'tags': ['Patch', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8d03e971cf403305217b8e62db3a2e5ad2d6263f -

Information

Published : 2011-07-28 22:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:03


NVD link : CVE-2011-2492

Mitre link : CVE-2011-2492

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-2492


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_workstation
  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_eus
  • enterprise_linux_server
  • enterprise_linux_aus

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor