Integer Signedness Error in osf_getdomainname Function in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-2208 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Integer signedness error in the osf_getdomainname function in arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the Alpha platform allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted call.

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