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CVE-2011-2471

Published: Jun 9, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the (1) --vmlinux, (2) --session-dir, or (3) --xen argument, related to the daemonrc file and the do_save_setup and do_load_setup functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

maynard johnson
individual-devaka oprofile
oprofileOn-prem
Consumer Software / productivity
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624212
bugs.debian.org
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/03/1
openwall.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/10/6
openwall.com
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