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CVE-2011-2492

1.9 · LOW

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 mem…

Published Jul 28, 2011linuxCWE-200EPSS 0.35%

Overview

CVE-2011-2492 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 28, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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 via a crafted getsockopt system call, related to (1) the l2cap_sock_getsockopt_old function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c and (2) the rfcomm_sock_getsockopt_old function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0, < 3.0Affected

References

Refgit.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8d03e971cf403305217b8e62db3a2e5ad2d6263fRefmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Refpermalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.bluez.kernel/12909Refrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.htmlRefsecuritytracker.com/id?1025778Refwww.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.0-rc4Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/24/2Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/24/3Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703019Refgit.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8d03e971cf403305217b8e62db3a2e5ad2d6263f

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2492?

CVE-2011-2492 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on July 28, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2011-2492?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 1.9, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-2492?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2011-2492?

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