CVE-2011-4594
kernel: send(m)msg: user pointer dereferences
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
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*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
The __sys_sendmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted use of the sendmmsg system call, leading to an incorrect pointer dereference.
La función __ sys_sendmsg en net/socket.c en el kernel de Linux antes de v3.1 permite a usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio (caída del sistema) mediante el uso de una llamada a la 'system call' sendmmsg debidamente modificada, dando lugar a una eliminación de referencia a puntero incorrecto.
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Timeline
- 2011-11-29 CVE Reserved
- 2012-03-06 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc909d9ddbf7778371e36a651d6e4194b1cc7d4c | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/4 | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 | 2023-02-13 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761646 | 2012-03-06 | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bc909d9ddbf7778371e36a651d6e4194b1cc7d4c | 2023-02-13 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4594 | 2012-03-06 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 3.1 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 3.1" | - |
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