Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-5327
Published: July 28, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30984
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5327
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In the Linux kernel before 3.1, an off by one in the drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c tcm_loop_make_naa_tpg() function could result in at least memory corruption.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-5327
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12f09ccb4612734a53e47ed5302e0479c10a50f8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12f09ccb4612734a53e47ed5302e0479c10a50f8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K42315210
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K42315210?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS