CVE-2011-2905

Published: Mar 1, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (68)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

68 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 3.0.68
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.10
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.11
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.12
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.13
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.14
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.15
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.16
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.17
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.18
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.19
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.20
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.21
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.22
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.23
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.24
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.25
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.26
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.27
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.28
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.29
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.30
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.31
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.32
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.33
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.34
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.35
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.36
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.37
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.38
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.39
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.40
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.41
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.42
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.43
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.44
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.45
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.46
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.47
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.48
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.49
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.50
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.51
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.52
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.53
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.54
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.55
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.56
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.57
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.58
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.59
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.60
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.61
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.62
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.63
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.64
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.65
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.66
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.67
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 3.0.9