CVE-2011-2518

Description

The tomoyo_mount_acl function in security/tomoyo/mount.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.2 calls the kern_path function with arguments taken directly from a mount system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a NULL value for the device name.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory marc.info
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e78c724d47e2342aa8fde61f6b8536f662f795f
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e78c724d47e2342aa8fde61f6b8536f662f795f third party advisory patch
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2 broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2518?
CVE-2011-2518 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2518?
To fix CVE-2011-2518, 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-2011-2518 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2518 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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