What is CVE-2011-4915?

CVE-2011-4915 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2011-4915 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4915?

CVE-2011-4915 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4915?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-4915. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-4915 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-4915 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-2011-4915

Medium

fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel through 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive keystroke information via access to /proc/interrupts.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-02-20

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2011-4915 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-2011-4915 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

People
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4915.html

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/07/9

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lkml
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/7/340

Vendor Advisory
Seclists
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/571

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4915

Third Party Advisory
Vigilance
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-information-disclosure-about-keyboard-11131

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0499680a42141d86417a8fbaa8c8db806bea1201
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a2ef990ab5a6705a356d146dd773a3b359787497
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-4915

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-02-20

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-4915?

CVE-2011-4915 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2011-4915 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4915?

CVE-2011-4915 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4915?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-4915. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-4915 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-4915 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 →