Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1010
Buffer overflow in the mac_partition function in fs/partitions/mac.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Mac OS partition table.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/46397 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8115 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/3 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65643 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37.2 (Broken Link)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46492 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/11 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)