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CVE-2011-1078

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1078 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the sco_sock_getsockopt_old function in net/bluetooth/sco.c, affecting versions prior to 2.6.39. This flaw allows local users to potentially extract sensitive information from kernel stack memory due to an uninitialized structure when using the SCO_CONNINFO option. Rated with a CVSS score of 1.9 (low severity), it requires local access and medium attack complexity, with the primary impact being a partial compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.38.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.38CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

1.9LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-279.5.1.el6
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1078Low

kernel: bt sco_conninfo infoleak

Feb 14, 2011

References

downloads.avaya.com / css/P8/documents/100145416
ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
git.kernel.org
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1156.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/c4c896e1471aec3b004a693c689f60be3b17ac86
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10