CVE-2011-2525

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-02-02

Description

The qdisc_notify function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent tc_fill_qdisc function calls referencing builtin (aka CQ_F_BUILTIN) Qdisc structures, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call.

See more information about CVE-2011-2525 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:	7.2	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1065	2011-07-31
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.el5)	ELSA-2011-1065	2011-07-31
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-300.3.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.el5)	ELSA-2011-1065	2011-07-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2037	2011-12-14

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