CVE-2011-3359

Public Exploit

Description

The dma_rx function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly allocate receive buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted frame.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.85% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/2 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a exploit third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3359?
CVE-2011-3359 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3359?
To fix CVE-2011-3359, 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-2011-3359 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-3359 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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