CVE-2011-1172 | BDVDB-2026-46458 Detail
Description#
net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not place the expected '\0' character at the end of string data in the values of certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to issue a crafted request, and then reading the argument to the resulting modprobe process.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/15
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a8ab060779779de8aea92ce3337ca348f973f54
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=689345
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129978086410061&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/4
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8278
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.