CVE-2011-1180

Impact

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the iriap_getvaluebyclass_indication function in net/irda/iriap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging connectivity to an IrDA infrared network and sending a large integer value for a (1) name length or (2) attribute length.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d370af0ef7951188daeb15bae75db7ba57c67846
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/11
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d370af0ef7951188daeb15bae75db7ba57c67846
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d370af0ef7951188daeb15bae75db7ba57c67846
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/11
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d370af0ef7951188daeb15bae75db7ba57c67846