CVE-2011-0521
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value.
Affected configurations
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cb26a24ee9706473f31d34cc259f4dcf45cd0644
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/2
secunia.com/advisories/43009
secunia.com/advisories/46397
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc2
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/45986
www.securitytracker.com/id?1025195
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64988
Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%