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CVE-2011-1759

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1394-1

Severity Score

7.0
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

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*SSVC
Descriptions

Integer overflow in the sys_oabi_semtimedop function in arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the ARM platform, when CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by providing a crafted argument and leveraging a race condition.

Desbordamiento de entero en la función sys_oabi_semtimedop en arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c en el Kernel de Linux anterior a v2.6.39 en la plataforma ARM, cuando CONFIG_OABI_COMPAT es habilitada, permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios o causar una denegación de servicio (daños en la pila de memoria) mediante la utilización de un argumento manipulado y una condición condición de carrera.

Aristide Fattori and Roberto Paleari reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of IPv4 icmp packets. A remote user could exploit this to cause a denial of service. Vegard Nossum discovered a leak in the kernel's inotify_init() system call. A local, unprivileged user could exploit this to cause a denial of service. An error was discovered in the kernel's handling of CUSE (Character device in Userspace). A local attacker might exploit this flaw to escalate privilege, if access to /dev/cuse has been modified to allow non-root users. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
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  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-04-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2011-05-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2025-06-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-189: Numeric Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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<= 2.6.38.8
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Linux
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2.6.38
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Linux
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2.6.38
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rc1
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2.6.38
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rc2
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2.6.38
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rc3
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2.6.38
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rc4
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2.6.38
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rc5
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2.6.38
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rc6
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2.6.38
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rc7
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2.6.38.7
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