CVE-2011-1020

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 28, 2011
First seenFeb 28, 2011

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel2.6.37 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 2.6.372.6.37

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