CVE-2011-1493

Published: Jun 21, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Array index error in the rose_parse_national function in net/rose/rose_subr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by composing FAC_NATIONAL_DIGIS data that specifies a large number of digipeaters, and then sending this data to a ROSE socket.

Affected (17)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

17 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 2.6.38.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38.7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc4
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc5
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc6
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc7
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 2.6.38 rc8