Input validation error in Linux kernel

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU45267

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1012

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The ldm_parse_vmdb function in fs/partitions/ldm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git6 does not validate the VBLK size value in the VMDB structure in an LDM partition table, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) via a crafted partition table.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 2.6.0 - 2.6.38

External links

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=294f6cf48666825d23c9372ef37631232746e40d
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/21
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/4
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8115
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.38-rc6-git6.log
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/bid/46512
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025127
http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82429.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1

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.