01 Record
CVE-2011-2492
The bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc4 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc4 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-07-28 22:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:00Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-06-15
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9f2e17fc3df9d8bfdea98c365ee1c2b740b4a6c3d06430f5733fbc7633dbff89
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0927http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8d03e971cf403305217b8e62db3a2e5ad2d6263f
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703019
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.0-rc4
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110624 Re: CVE request: kernel: bluetooth: l2cap and rfcomm: fix 1 byte infoleak to userspacehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/24/3
- securitytracker.com1025778http://securitytracker.com/id?1025778
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110624 CVE request: kernel: bluetooth: l2cap and rfcomm: fix 1 byte infoleak to userspacehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/24/2
- permalink.gmane.org[linux-bluetooth] 20110508 Bluetooth: l2cap and rfcomm: fix 1 byte infoleak to userspace.http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bluez.kernel/12909
- marc.infoHPSBGN02970http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2