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CVE-2011-4914

The ROSE protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not verify that certain data-length values are consistent with the amount of data sent, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted data to a ROSE socket.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-4914 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from linux, from novell organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-06-21T23:55:02.457

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 2.6.38.8	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38.3	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38.4	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38.5	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38.6	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.38.7	Yes
Operating System	novell	suse_linux_enterprise_server	10.0	Yes

References

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52 ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/2 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770777 Issue Tracking, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52 Exploit, Patch ([email protected])
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770777 Issue Tracking, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52 Exploit, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.