Is CVE-2011-0711 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-0711 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-0711?

CVE-2011-0711 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2011-0711

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The xfs_fs_geometry function in fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an FSGEOMETRY_V1 ioctl call.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.4% (34th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-0726)
Published: March 1, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-0726 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3a3675b7f23f83ca8c67c9c2b6edf707fd28d1ba
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/10(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/4(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/70950(Broken Link)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.38-rc6-git3.log(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46417(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=677260(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/555461/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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