4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Kernel is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). The proc file system could allow a local, unprivileged user to obtain sensitive information or possibly cause integrity issues.
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