01 Record
CVE-2011-2909
The do_devinfo_ioctl function in drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a copy of a short string.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The do_devinfo_ioctl function in drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a copy of a short string.
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
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.2% 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
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2014-02-15 11:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:15Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-07-27
- 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
- dd64aedbf7842c58d98d029d36ff632dad82d77fd981533e93a2b2661f7ec5b8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=819cbb120eaec7e014e5abd029260db1ca8c5735
- www.kernel.orghttps://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.1.bz2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110812 Re: CVE requests: Two kernel issueshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/1
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/819cbb120eaec7e014e5abd029260db1ca8c5735