CVE-2011-2022
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Statement
This issue affects the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise 4, 5, 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1350.html, and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1253.html. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is now in Production 3 of the maintenance life-cycle, https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/, therefore the fix for this issue is not currently planned to be included in the future updates.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:1350 | 2011-10-05 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2011:1253 | 2011-09-12 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:0927 | 2011-07-15 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | realtime-kernel | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Vasiliy Kulikov of Openwall for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation
