CVE-2011-1493

High

Description

Array index error in the rose_parse_national function in net/rose/rose_subr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by composing FAC_NATIONAL_DIGIS data that specifies a large number of digipeaters, and then sending this data to a ROSE socket.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJun 21, 2012
First seenJun 21, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 2.6.38.8, 2.6.38, 2.6.38.1, 2.6.38.2, 2.6.38.3, 2.6.38.4, 2.6.38.5, 2.6.38.6, 2.6.38.7—

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