NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-2482
A certain Red Hat patch to the sctp_sock_migrate function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.21, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted SCTP packet.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1212.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/30/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21 (Broken Link)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea2bc483ff5caada7c4aa0d5fbf87d3a6590273d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2482?
- CVE-2011-2482 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2013-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2011-2482?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.