CVE-2011-0710

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-02-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The task_show_regs function in arch/s390/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110216 on the s390 platform allows local users to obtain the values of the registers of an arbitrary process by reading a status file under /proc/.

Affected products

Linux kernel: before 2.6.38; 2.6.38, 2.6.38-rc1, 2.6.38-rc2, 2.6.38-rc3 — fixed in 2.6.38

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 2.6.38. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=261cd298a8c363d7985e3482946edb4bfedacf98
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/3
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/9
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.38-rc4-next-20110216.bz2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46421
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677850
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65464
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=261cd298a8c363d7985e3482946edb4bfedacf98
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/3

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