Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 22, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2011-1173
CVE-2011-1173
Description
The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the x86_64 platform allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading uninitialized data in the ah field of an Acorn Universal Networking (AUN) packet.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- marc.infonvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/15nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8279nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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