Buffer overflow in Linux kernel

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU45266

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1010

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Buffer overflow in the mac_partition function in fs/partitions/mac.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Mac OS partition table.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 2.6.0 - 2.6.37

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:2.6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=fa7ea87a057958a8b7926c1a60a3ca6d696328ed
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/11
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/15
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/3
https://secunia.com/advisories/46397
https://securityreason.com/securityalert/8115
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37.2
https://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46492
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025126
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679282
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65643

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.