CVE-2011-1598

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Description

The bcm_release function in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc6 does not properly validate a socket data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted release operation.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c6914a6f261aca0c9f715f883a353ae7ff51fe83

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/2

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/6

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/7

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/1

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/2

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/7

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/2

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/4

http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/192898

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc6

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47503

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698057

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2011-05-09

Updated: 2020-07-31

Type: CWE-476

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

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

Impact Score: 6.9

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (18 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
76634RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2011:1253)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
68418Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2011-2019)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
68277Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2011-0836)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
56257USN-1212-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilitiesNessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
56192USN-1204-1 : linux-fsl-imx51 vulnerabilitiesNessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
56190USN-1202-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilitiesNessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55955Fedora 14 : kernel-2.6.35.14-95.fc14 (2011-11103)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
high
55785Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities (USN-1187-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55762Ubuntu 10.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1183-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
55686SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 4884 / 4888 / 4889)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
55606Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1168-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55591Ubuntu 11.04 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1167-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
55590Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1161-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55589Ubuntu 10.10 : linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities (USN-1159-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55521Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities (USN-1162-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
55170Debian DSA-2264-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leakNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
55028Debian DSA-2240-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leakNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
54941RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2011:0836)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high