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CVE-2011-1163 Details

Description

The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via vectors related to partition-table parsing.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/14	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/9	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688021	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8189	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025225	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txt	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517050	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46878	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82737.html	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/14	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/9	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688021	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8189	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025225	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txt	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517050	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46878	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82737.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 2.6.38
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise server	10 sp4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:::ltss:::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop	5.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux eus	5.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server	5.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server aus	5.6
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation	5.0 6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 7, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 12, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 11, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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