CVE-2011-2905
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2011-2905 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 as they did not include support for perf. This did not affect Red Hat Enterprise MRG as it uses the perf package from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1465.html.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:1465 | 2011-11-22 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Not affected |
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