Off-by-one error in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2695

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Off-by-one error in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-2695

Published: July 29, 2011 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92545
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2695
CWE-ID: CWE-193
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to off-by-one error error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2011-2695

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.32-35.78, 2.6.35-30.61, 2.6.38-12.51
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-30.61~lucid1
linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.38-12.51~lucid1

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