SB2011030208 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: March 2, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011030208
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1010)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=fa7ea87a057958a8b7926c1a60a3ca6d696328ed
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/11
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/15
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8115
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37.2
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46492
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025126
- http://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