Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 22, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 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.
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- 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
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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