What is CVE-2011-2905?

CVE-2011-2905 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10. CVE-2011-2905 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2905?

CVE-2011-2905 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-2905?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-2905. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-2905 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-2905 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-2905

Medium

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the perf_config function in tools/perf/util/config.c in perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted config file in the current working directory.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-03-01

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-2905 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/09/6
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729808
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=aba8d056078e47350d85b06a9cabd5afcc4b72ea
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aba8d056078e47350d85b06a9cabd5afcc4b72ea
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-2905

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-03-01

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2905?

CVE-2011-2905 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 . CVE-2011-2905 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-2905?

CVE-2011-2905 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-2905?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-2905. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-2905 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-2905 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.