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CVE-2011-0711

The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git3 does not initialize a certain structure member

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Summary

The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FSGEOMETRY_V1 ioctl call.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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References 9

securityfocus.com

patchwork.kernel.org

rhn.redhat.com

bugzilla.redhat.com

openwall.com

git.kernel.org

osvdb.org

kernel.org