CVE-2011-1493

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-06-21

Description

Array index error in the rose_parse_national function in net/rose/rose_subr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by composing FAC_NATIONAL_DIGIS data that specifies a large number of digipeaters, and then sending this data to a ROSE socket.

See more information about CVE-2011-1493 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:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-300.4.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.4.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-300.4.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23

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