CVE-2011-2898 (GCVE-0-2011-2898)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-24 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:15
VLAI
Summary
net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly restrict user-space access to certain packet data structures associated with VLAN Tag Control Information, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted application.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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