CVE-2011-2906

Medium

Description

Integer signedness error in the pmcraid_ioctl_passthrough function in drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or memory corruption) via a negative size value in an ioctl call. NOTE: this may be a vulnerability only in unusual environments that provide a privileged program for obtaining the required file descriptor.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 24, 2012
First seenMay 24, 2012

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel3.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 3.13.1

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CVE-2011-2906 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar