What is CVE-2011-1017?

CVE-2011-1017 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2011-03-01.

Is CVE-2011-1017 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-1017

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldm_frag_add function in fs/partitions/ldm.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted LDM partition table.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2011-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 8.04

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

enterprisemodules/vulnerability_

References

www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/46512 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
securityreason.com/securityalert/8115 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/4 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/16 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, Not Applicable)
secunia.com/advisories/43738 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/14 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1017?: CVE-2011-1017 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. Published 2011-03-01.
Is CVE-2011-1017 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.