VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-4604

The bat_socket_read function in net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted batman-adv ICMP packet.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 2.99%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 2.99% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/12/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767495
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07cExploit, Patch
https://lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2011-December/005904.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/12/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767495
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07cExploit, Patch
https://lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2011-December/005904.html

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.