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.
References
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc909d9ddbf7778371e36a651d6e4194b1cc7d4c | |
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 | Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761646 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bc909d9ddbf7778371e36a651d6e4194b1cc7d4c | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2012-05-17 11:00
Updated : 2024-02-28 12:00
NVD link : CVE-2011-4594
Mitre link : CVE-2011-4594
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4594
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference