Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-4914
Published: June 4, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90980
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4914
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ROSE protocol implementation. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data via a ROSE socket, trigger an out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770777
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52