Improper input validation in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1080
The do_replace function in net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain name field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to replace a table, and then reading a modprobe command line.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.38, 2.6.38.1, 2.6.38.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html (vendor-advisory)
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d846f71195d57b0bbb143382647c2c6638b04c5a
- downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- git.kernel.org/