CVE-2011-4914
The ROSE protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not verify that certain data-length values are consistent with the amount of data sent, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ROSE protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not verify that certain data-length values are consistent with the amount of data sent, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted data to a ROSE socket.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.79% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · novell/suse linux enterprise server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39Broken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770777Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52Exploit, Patch
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39Broken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770777Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.