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CVE-2011-0521
Published: Feb 2, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
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References
45986
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1025195
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20110125 Linux kernel av7110 negative array offset
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
46397
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
kernel-av7110ca-privilege-escalation(64988)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
43009
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.38-rc2
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20110125 Re: Linux kernel av7110 negative array offset
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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