NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2203

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2203

Published: January 27, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU44357
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2203
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
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 in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and Oops) by mounting an HFS file system with a malformed MDB extent record. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-2203

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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