NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2183
Published: June 13, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43994
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2183
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2183
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- 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