CVE-2011-2905
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-2905 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-03-01 12:37:53 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | Untrusted search path vulnerability in the perf_config function in tools/perf/util/config.c in perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted config file in the current working directory. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.2 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.32 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.33 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.34 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.36 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.37 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.38 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.39 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.40 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.41 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.42 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.43 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.44 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.45 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.46 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.47 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.48 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.49 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.50 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.51 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.52 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.53 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.54 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.55 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.56 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.57 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.58 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.59 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.60 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.61 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.62 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.63 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.64 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.65 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.66 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.67 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: perf: may parse user-controlled config file | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Bug 729808 – CVE-2011-2905 kernel: perf tools: may parse user-controlled configuration file | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| perf tools: do not look at ./config for configuration · torvalds/linux@aba8d05 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.