CVE-2011-1598 | BDVDB-2026-46074 Detail
Description#
The bcm_release function in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc6 does not properly validate a socket data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted release operation.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c6914a6f261aca0c9f715f883a353ae7ff51fe83
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/7
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc6
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/192898
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/6
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47503
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698057
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.