CVE-2011-1182

Public Exploit

Description

kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to spoof the uid and pid of a signal sender via a sigqueueinfo system call.

3.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/2	third party advisory mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39	third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da48524eb20662618854bb3df2db01fc65f3070c	exploit third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=da48524eb20662618854bb3df2db01fc65f3070c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690028	issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1182?: CVE-2011-1182 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1182?: To fix CVE-2011-1182, 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-2011-1182 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2011-1182 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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