Description
The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not validate user-space pointers, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.0/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- May 24, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified