Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-1494
Published: May 3, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45093
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1494
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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.
Integer overflow in the _ctl_do_mpt_command function in drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an ioctl call specifying a crafted value that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1494
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/5/327
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/05/32
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47185
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694021
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/688021/