Integer Signedness Error in osf_sysinfo Function in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-2209 · LOW Severity

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

Integer signedness error in the osf_sysinfo 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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