What is CVE-2011-0711?

CVE-2011-0711 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2011-0711 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-0711?

CVE-2011-0711 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-0711?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-0711. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-0711 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-0711 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2011-0711

Low

The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FSGEOMETRY_V1 ioctl call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2011-03-01

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2011-0711 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-0711 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/10

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/4

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/70950

Broken Link
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.38-rc6-git3.log

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46417

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3a3675b7f23f83ca8c67c9c2b6edf707fd28d1ba
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677260
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/555461/
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-0711

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2011-03-01

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-0711?

CVE-2011-0711 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2011-0711 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-0711?

CVE-2011-0711 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-0711?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-0711. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-0711 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-0711 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →