The do_devinfo_ioctl function in drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a copy of a short string
Published Feb 15, 2014
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
The do_devinfo_ioctl function in drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a copy of a short string.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.0.44
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
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- 3.0.15
- 3.0.16
- 3.0.17
- 3.0.18
- 3.0.19
- 3.0.20
- 3.0.21
- 3.0.22
- 3.0.23
- 3.0.24
- 3.0.25
- 3.0.26
- 3.0.27
- 3.0.28
- 3.0.29
- 3.0.30
- 3.0.31
- 3.0.32
- 3.0.33
- 3.0.34
- 3.0.35
- 3.0.36
- 3.0.37
- 3.0.38
- 3.0.39
- 3.0.40
- 3.0.41
- 3.0.42
- 3.0.43
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not provide support for the Comedi drivers.
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:C/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 14.79th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=819cbb120eaec7e014e5abd029260db1ca8c5735 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2909 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/819cbb120eaec7e014e5abd029260db1ca8c5735 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2909
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2909
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.1.bz2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=819cbb120eaec7e014e5abd029260db1ca8c5735 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2909 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/819cbb120eaec7e014e5abd029260db1ca8c5735 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2909 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2909 | ||
| https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.1.bz2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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