Description
The bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc4 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted getsockopt system call, related to (1) the l2cap_sock_getsockopt_old function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c and (2) the rfcomm_sock_getsockopt_old function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2303-1 | linux-2.6 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2303-2 | New linux-2.6 packages fix regression |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2310-1 | linux-2.6 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-2479 | The bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc4 does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted getsockopt system call, related to (1) the l2cap_sock_getsockopt_old function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c and (2) the rfcomm_sock_getsockopt_old function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1189-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1201-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1202-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1203-1 | Linux kernel (Marvel DOVE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1204-1 | Linux kernel (i.MX51) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1205-1 | Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1208-1 | Linux kernel (Marvel DOVE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1211-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1212-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1216-1 | Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1218-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1256-1 | Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:00:34.100Z
Reserved: 2011-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-2492
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-07-28T22:55:01.593
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-2492
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN