gsd-2011-2495
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc/#####/io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by polling a file, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.
Aliases
Aliases
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