CVE-2011-2707

The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does...

6.0 Medium

The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does not validate user-space pointers, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory locations via a crafted PTRACE_SETXTREGS request.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.0

Record: CVE-2011-2707
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 3.6 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-2707
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-2688 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-2688
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3x44-c8w2-mxwg 6.0

The ptrace_setxregs function in arch/xtensa/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 does...

Record: GHSA-3x44-c8w2-mxwg
CVSS 3.1: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-2707 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Linux Kernel, published May 24, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.