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CVE-2011-2525high
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.
References
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1065.html