CVE-2011-2898 - Berserk Oils

Description

net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly restrict user-space access to certain packet data structures associated with VLAN Tag Control Information which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted application.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/13fcb7bd322164c67926ffe272846d4860196dc6 http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/03/7 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728023 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=13fcb7bd322164c67926ffe272846d4860196dc6

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5