CVE-2011-1010

Description

Buffer overflow in the mac_partition function in fs/partitions/mac.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Mac OS partition table.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8115 third party advisory patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/3 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65643 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37.2 broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679282 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46492 vdb entry third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/11 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/15 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025126 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa7ea87a057958a8b7926c1a60a3ca6d696328ed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1010?
CVE-2011-1010 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1010?
To fix CVE-2011-1010, 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-2011-1010 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1010 is being actively exploited. 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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