PT-2011-2579 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Adam Prince · Published 2011-03-08 · Updated 2019-04-22 · CVE-2011-0714

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel version 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6

Description A use-after-free issue in the RPC server sockets functionality of the Linux kernel might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed data in a packet. This issue is related to the lockd and the svc xprt received function.

Recommendations For Linux kernel version 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, consider applying a patch to fix the use-after-free vulnerability in the RPC server sockets functionality. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the RPC service to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0714

RHSA-2011:0329

RHSA-2011_0329

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 8

• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0329.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0329.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0714 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678144 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/08/17 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/09/1 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0329 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0714 · Note