CVE-2011-1495
drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier does not validate (1) length and (2) offset values before performing memory copy operations, which might allow local users to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call, related to the _ctl_do_mpt_command and _ctl_diag_read_buffer functions.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
- Status
- Modified - secalert@redhat.com
- Published
- 2011-05-03
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Affected products
References
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/5/327
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/05/32
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47185
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694021
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/688021/
