The osf_getsysinfo function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform does not properly restrict the data size for GSI_GET_HWRPB operations, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted call.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2012-06-13T10:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:53:17.426Z
Reserved: 2011-05-31T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2011-2210

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-06-13T10:24:54.560
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-2210

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