# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-03-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46417
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/555461/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677260
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/10
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3a3675b7f23f83ca8c67c9c2b6edf707fd28d1ba
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/4
- http://osvdb.org/70950
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.38-rc6-git3.log

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