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CVE-2011-1593 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the next_pidmap function in kernel/pid.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.4 allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted (1) getdents or (2) readdir system call.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1
http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=source	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-190	Integer Overflow or Wraparound	NIST

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Change History

5 change records found show changes

Modified Analysis by NIST 8/05/2020 10:42:05 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::lts:::*
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.38.4
Removed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 38892 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc1::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc2::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:rc3::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc1::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc2::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:rc3::
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-190
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-189
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b Patch	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1 Patch	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=source No Types Assigned	http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=source Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1 Patch	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1 Patch	http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html No Types Assigned	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/44164 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/44164 Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420 No Types Assigned	http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4 No Types Assigned	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 No Types Assigned	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822 Patch	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876 No Types Assigned	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1593
NVD Published Date:
05/03/2011
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2011-1593 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 10:29:42 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 8:19:25 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 8/05/2020 10:42:05 AM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/16/2017 9:34:16 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 5/04/2011 9:43:00 AM

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