CVE-2011-1079

Description

The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory, or cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash), via a BNEPCONNADD command.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681260
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10 mailing list
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573 patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html vendor advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153799/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0053-1.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1079?
CVE-2011-1079 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1079?
To fix CVE-2011-1079, 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-2011-1079 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1079 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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