The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not validate user-space pointers, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2011-2688 | The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not validate user-space pointers, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:08:23.765Z
Reserved: 2011-07-11T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2011-2707
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-05-24T23:55:02.010
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-2707
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