CVE catalog
CVE-2011-2905
linux-2.6 - several issues
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.40% · Oct 25, 2026
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. kernel: perf tools: may parse user-controlled configuration file This issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 as they did not include support for perf. This did not affect Red Hat Enterprise MRG as it uses the perf package from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1465.html. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-30 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-30+m68k.5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-31 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-31~bpo50+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-32 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-33 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-34 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-34squeeze1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-35 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-35~bpo50+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6 | 6.0 | 2.6.32-35squeeze1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux-2.6 | deb | 6.0 | 2.6.32-35squeeze1 | Not reported | DSA-2303-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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