CVE-2011-2534
Buffer overflow in the clusterip_proc_write function in net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via a crafted write operation, related to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the clusterip_proc_write function in net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via a crafted write operation, related to string data that lacks a terminating '\0' character.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=961ed183a9fd080cf306c659b8736007e44065a5
- http://marc.info/?l=netfilter&m=129978077509888&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=netfilter-devel&m=130036157327564&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8284Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/15Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46921Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689337Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=961ed183a9fd080cf306c659b8736007e44065a5
- http://marc.info/?l=netfilter&m=129978077509888&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=netfilter-devel&m=130036157327564&w=2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8284Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/15Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46921Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689337Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.