# CVE-2011-0710: The task\_show\_regs function in arch/s390/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110216 on the s390 platform allows loca

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-02-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The task_show_regs function in arch/s390/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110216 on the s390 platform allows local users to obtain the values of the registers of an arbitrary process by reading a status file under /proc/.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110216.bz2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677850
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/3
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46421
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=261cd298a8c363d7985e3482946edb4bfedacf98
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65464

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