CVE-2011-0695

Public Exploit

Description

Race condition in the cm_work_handler function in the InfiniBand driver (drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) by sending an InfiniBand request while other request handlers are still running, which triggers an invalid pointer dereference.

Category

5.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.44%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-rdma/msg07448.html mailing list third party advisory patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66056 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/11/1 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43693 third party advisory
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-rdma/msg07447.html mailing list patch exploit third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46839 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0695?
CVE-2011-0695 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0695?
To fix CVE-2011-0695, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0695 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0695 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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