PT-2012-1691 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Petr Matousek · Published 2011-11-22 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2011-3359

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39

Description The issue is related to the dma rx function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly allocate receive buffers. This can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, via a crafted frame.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.39, update to version 2.6.39 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3359

RHSA-2011:1465

RHSA-2011_1465

RHSA-2012:0010

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a · Exploit
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-1465.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3359 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/2 · Patch
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a · Note