VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-4915
fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel through 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive keystroke information via access to /proc/interrupts.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel through 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive keystroke information via access to /proc/interrupts.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0499680a42141d86417a8fbaa8c8db806bea1201Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a2ef990ab5a6705a356d146dd773a3b359787497Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4915.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/07/9Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/7/340Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/571Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4915Third Party Advisory
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-information-disclosure-about-keyboard-11131Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0499680a42141d86417a8fbaa8c8db806bea1201Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a2ef990ab5a6705a356d146dd773a3b359787497Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4915.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/07/9Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/7/340Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/571Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4915Third Party Advisory
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-information-disclosure-about-keyboard-11131Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.