CVE-2011-1079
The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory, or cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash), via a BNEPCONNADD command.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153799/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0053-1.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681260
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573Patch
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153799/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0053-1.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681260
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.