SB2012061314 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: June 13, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012061314
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2183)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted application.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/06/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710338
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2b472611a32a72f4a118c069c2d62a1a3f087afd