4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.3%
The ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents function in the eCryptfs
functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.9 uses an incorrect
size when writing kernel memory to an eCryptfs file header, which triggers
an out-of-bounds read and allows local users to obtain portions of kernel
memory.