SUSE CVE-2011-2707

The ptracesetxregs 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 PTRACESETXTREGS request...

PT-2012-1566 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.1 Description: The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations. This is due to the ptrace setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c not validating user-space...