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CVE-2011-1171 Detail

Description

net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c in the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not place the expected '\0' character at the end of string data in the values of certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to issue a crafted request, and then reading the argument to the resulting modprobe process.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=78b79876761b86653df89c48a7010b5cbd41a84a
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129978077609894&w=2 Patch 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8278
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8283
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/15 Patch 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/1 Patch 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/4 Patch 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689327 Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1171
NVD Published Date:
06/22/2011
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.