kernel: xfs: prevent leaking uninitialized stack memory in FSGEOMETRY_V1
Published Mar 1, 2011
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FSGEOMETRY_V1 ioctl call.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
Configuration 2
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.6
- 5.6
- 5.0
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0500
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-238.19.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0927
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0498
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0500 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0927 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0498 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 as it did not have support for the XFS file system. 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-2011-0498.html, and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0500.html.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 31.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 31.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 14.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3a3675b7f23f83ca8c67c9c2b6edf707fd28d1ba x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/70950 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.38-rc6-git3.log x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46417 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0711 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677260 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0711
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/555461/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0711
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