medium4.9
CVE-2011-1577
Heap-based buffer overflow in the is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to …
Impact
Heap-based buffer overflow in the is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted size of the EFI GUID partition-table header on removable media.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 2.6.38 Versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061236.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/12/17
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8238
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025355
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517477/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47343
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg83274.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695976
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66773
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061236.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/12/17
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8238
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025355
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517477/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47343
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg83274.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695976
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66773