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CVE-2011-1598

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.

Published

2011-05-09T22:55:03.083

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-476

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.39	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.39	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.39	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.39	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.39	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.39	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.39	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c6914a6f261aca0c9f715f883a353ae7ff51fe83 ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/192898 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc6 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47503 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698057 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c6914a6f261aca0c9f715f883a353ae7ff51fe83 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/192898 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc6 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47503 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698057 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)