CVE-2011-3619
The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not properly handle invalid parameters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not properly handle invalid parameters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a /proc/#####/attr/current file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 40th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/17/6
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865Exploit, Patch
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/17/6
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a5b2c5b2ad5853591a6cac6134cd0f599a720865Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.