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.
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc909d9ddbf7778371e36a651d6e4194b1cc7d4c - | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 - Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761646 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bc909d9ddbf7778371e36a651d6e4194b1cc7d4c - Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2012-05-17 11:00
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:32
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