#VU44078 Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-4131

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44078

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4131

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly handle bitmap sizes in GETACL replies, which allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by sending an excessive number of bitmap words.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 3.2 - 3.2.1

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=bf118a342f10dafe44b14451a1392c3254629a1f
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081280.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0862.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1541.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/48898
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/12/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=747106
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bf118a342f10dafe44b14451a1392c3254629a1f

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.