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CVE-2011-2494 json

kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by sending taskstats commands to a…

published 2012-06-13 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2481

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by sending taskstats commands to a netlink socket, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:1479RHSA-2011:1465RHSA-2012:0010

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-2494 updated cvss 2.1

kernel: taskstats io infoleak

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1479
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1465
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0010
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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References

Sources

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