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kernel: information disclosure

Package(s):

kernel linux

CVE #(s):

CVE-2011-2494

Created:

November 9, 2011

Updated:

October 24, 2012

Description:

The taskstats interface fails to enforce access restrictions, allowing hostile processes to obtain more information than is called for.

Alerts:

Ubuntu	USN-1294-1	2011-12-08
Scientific Linux	SL-kern-20111129	2011-11-29
CentOS	CESA-2011:1479	2011-11-30
Oracle	ELSA-2011-1479	2011-11-30
Ubuntu	USN-1285-1	2011-11-29
Red Hat	RHSA-2011:1479-01	2011-11-29
Oracle	ELSA-2011-1465	2011-11-28
Oracle	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-28
Oracle	ELSA-2011-2033	2011-11-28
Ubuntu	USN-1281-1	2011-11-24
Ubuntu	USN-1279-1	2011-11-24
Scientific Linux	SL-kern-20111122	2011-11-22
Red Hat	RHSA-2011:1465-01	2011-11-22
Ubuntu	USN-1275-1	2011-11-21
Ubuntu	USN-1256-1	2011-11-09
Ubuntu	USN-1260-1	2011-11-14
Ubuntu	USN-1253-1	2011-11-08
Red Hat	RHSA-2012:0010-01	2012-01-10
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2012:0153-1	2012-02-06
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2012:0153-2	2012-02-06
Oracle	ELSA-2012-0150	2012-03-07
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2012:0554-1	2012-04-23
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2012:0554-2	2012-04-26
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2012:1391-1	2012-10-24
openSUSE	openSUSE-SU-2013:0927-1	2013-06-10

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