CVE-2011-1173

Description

The econet_sendmsg function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on the x86_64 platform allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading uninitialized data in the ah field of an Acorn Universal Networking (AUN) packet.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=130036203528021&w=2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/18/15 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=67c5c6cb8129c595f21e88254a3fc6b3b841ae8e
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8279 third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 release notes vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591815#c14 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/4 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/1 mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1173?
CVE-2011-1173 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1173?
To fix CVE-2011-1173, 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-2011-1173 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1173 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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