CVE-2011-1163
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.41 % · percentile 36 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82737.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46878
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688021
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8189
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025225
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/14
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/9
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txt
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517050
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2011-1173
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2011-1163
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTA-2012-AVI-046 — Vulnérabilités dans VMware ESX et ESXi · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.6.38cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |