SB2011082907 - Integer underflow in Linux kernel
Published: August 29, 2011
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011082907
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2497)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130891911909436&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/24/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716805
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48472
- http://www.osvdb.org/74679
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/3
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8359
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ac28817536797fd40e9646452183606f9e17f71