# CVE-2011-2210: The osf\_getsysinfo function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf\_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform does not properly restr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The osf_getsysinfo function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform does not properly restrict the data size for GSI_GET_HWRPB operations, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted call.

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## References

- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21c5977a836e399fc710ff2c5367845ed5c2527f

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