CVE-2011-1090

CVE Details

Release Date:	2011-05-09
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The __nfs4_proc_set_acl function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 stores NFSv4 ACL data in memory that is allocated by kmalloc but not properly freed, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted attempt to set an ACL.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
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-2011-0542	2011-05-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2014	2011-04-14