Description

Buffer overflow in the mac_partition function in fs/partitions/mac.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Mac OS partition table.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=fa7ea87a057958a8b7926c1a60a3ca6d696328ed

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/11

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/15

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/3

http://secunia.com/advisories/46397

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8115

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37.2

http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46492

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025126

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679282

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65643

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2