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CVE-2011-4604 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

 
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Hyperlink Resource
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.bz2 Patch 
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/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c Exploit  Patch 
https://lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2011-December/005904.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-4604
NVD Published Date:
06/07/2013
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.