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CVE-2011-0521
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.2/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | 2.6.38 | |
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43009
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45986
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025195
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64988
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cb26a24e