CVE-2011-0521

CVE Details

Release Date:

2011-02-02

Description

The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value.

See more information about CVE-2011-0521 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-0263	2011-02-23
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-100.EL)	ELSA-2011-0263	2011-02-23
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-100.EL)	ELSA-2011-0263	2011-02-23
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-0429	2011-04-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2014	2011-04-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-238.9.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-0429	2011-04-13
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-100.28.11.el5)	ELSA-2011-2014	2011-04-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-238.9.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-0429	2011-04-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-0421	2011-04-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2014	2011-04-14

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