CVE-2011-1044 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the Infiniband subsystem (ib_uverbs_poll_cq function) affecting versions prior to 2.6.37, including Red Hat distributions. This flaw allows local users to potentially access sensitive information from kernel memory due to an uninitialized response buffer. The vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating local access with low attack complexity and a potential impact of partial confidentiality loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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