SB2013060708 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel
Published: June 7, 2013 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013060708
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4604)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The bat_socket_read function in net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted batman-adv ICMP packet.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/12/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767495
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c
- https://lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2011-December/005904.html