CVE-2011-1593
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.9
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the next_pidmap function in kernel/pid.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.4 allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted (1) getdents or (2) readdir system call.
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 | 2.6.38.4 |
Red Hat Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Affected | — |
| 5.0 | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 8.04 | Affected | — |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1
- http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=source
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44164
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1
- http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=source
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44164
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822
CWEs
CWE-190
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