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CVE-2011-1593 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=source CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/44164 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1593
NVD Published Date:
05/03/2011
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.