What is CVE-2011-2707?

CVE-2011-2707 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2011-2707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2707?

CVE-2011-2707 has a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-2707?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-2707. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-2707 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-2707 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-2011-2707

Medium

The ptrace_setxregs 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 PTRACE_SETXTREGS request.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-05-24

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2011-2707 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-2011-2707 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/18

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0d0138ebe24b94065580bd2601f8bb7eb6152f56
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0d0138ebe24b94065580bd2601f8bb7eb6152f56
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-2707

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2012-05-24

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2707?

CVE-2011-2707 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2011-2707 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2707?

CVE-2011-2707 has a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-2707?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-2707. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-2707 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-2707 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 →