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CVE-2011-2906 Details

Description

Integer signedness error in the pmcraid_ioctl_passthrough function in drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or memory corruption) via a negative size value in an ioctl call. NOTE: this may be a vulnerability only in unusual environments that provide a privileged program for obtaining the required file descriptor.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5b515445f4f5a905c5dd27e6e682868ccd6c09d CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5b515445f4f5a905c5dd27e6e682868ccd6c09d CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 CVEMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/09/8 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5b515445f4f5a905c5dd27e6e682868ccd6c09d [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 3.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

13 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-2906
NVD Published Date:
May 24, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-2906 Details - Not Deferred