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CVE-2011-2495

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2495 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel (versions prior to 2.6.39.4) where insufficient access restrictions on /proc/#####/io files allow local users to retrieve sensitive I/O statistics. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of partial confidentiality compromise, as demonstrated by password length discovery. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.39.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 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 (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-274.3.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-238.31.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-2495Low

kernel: /proc/PID/io infoleak

Jun 21, 2011

References

ftp.osuosl.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.4
git.kernel.org
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2011-1212.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/1d1221f375c94ef961ba8574ac4f85c8870ddd51
ExploitPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/1