CVE

Id
50407  
CVE No.
CVE-2011-2495  
Status
Candidate  
Description
fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc/#####/io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by polling a file, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user"s password.  
Phase
Assigned (20110615)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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