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CVE-2011-1593
Published: May 3, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the next_pidmap function in kernel/pid.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.4 allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted (1) getdents or (2) readdir system call.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-1146-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4
x_refsource_CONFIRM
44164
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2011:0927
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
kernel-nextpidmap-dos(66876)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
[oss-security] 20110419 CVE request -- kernel: proc: signedness issue in next_pidmap()
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
47497
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1025420
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
[oss-security] 20110420 Re: CVE request -- kernel: proc: signedness issue in next_pidmap()
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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