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CVE-2011-0521 Detail

Description

The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cb26a24ee9706473f31d34cc259f4dcf45cd0644
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/2 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/2 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc2 Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45986 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025195 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64988 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

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-2011-0521
NVD Published Date:
02/02/2011
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.