CVE-2011-1593

medium

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the next_pidmap function in kernel/pid.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.4 allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted (1) getdents or (2) readdir system call.

References

Advisories
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420

http://secunia.com/advisories/44164

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-05-03

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H