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CVE-2011-1020

CVSS v2.0 4.6 (Medium)
46% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (11th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 17
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2011-02-28 16:00:01
(13 years ago)
Updated Date
2020-08-12 16:35:27
(4 years ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 2.6.37 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 2.6.37