What is CVE-2011-3359?

CVE-2011-3359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2012-05-24.

How severe is CVE-2011-3359?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-3359

The dma_rx function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly allocate receive buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted frame.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2012-05-24 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
git.kernel.org/
ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 (Broken Link)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3359?: CVE-2011-3359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2012-05-24.
How severe is CVE-2011-3359?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.