NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1598
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.
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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: 0.004 (33.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.9% 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 2.6.39
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc6 (Broken Link)
- permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/192898 (mailing-list, Broken Link)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/6 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)