CVE-2011-1163
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via vectors related to partition-table parsing.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 2.6.38 |
Red Hat Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Affected | — |
| 5.6 | Affected | — |
| 5.0 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Affected | — |
References
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/14
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/9
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8189
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025225
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517050
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46878
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82737.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688021
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/14
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/9
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8189
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025225
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517050
CWEs
CWE-20
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