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CVE-2011-1044
- 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-909
Description
The ib_uverbs_poll_cq function in drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not initialize a certain response buffer, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors that cause this buffer to be only partially filled, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4649.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: before 2.6.37 — fixed in 2.6.37
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 5.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Eus: 5.6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 5.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 5.6
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 5.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 2.6.37. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7182afea8d1afd432a17c18162cc3fd441d0da93
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46488
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667916
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65563
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7182afea8d1afd432a17c18162cc3fd441d0da93
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46488
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667916
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65563
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