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CVE-2011-4081 Details

Description

crypto/ghash-generic.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a failed or missing ghash_setkey function call, followed by a (1) ghash_update function call or (2) ghash_final function call, as demonstrated by a write operation on an AF_ALG socket.

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=7ed47b7d142ec99ad6880bbbec51e9f12b3af74c CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749475 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7ed47b7d142ec99ad6880bbbec51e9f12b3af74c 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/2011/10/27/2 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[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

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-4081
NVD Published Date:
May 24, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-4081 Details - Not Deferred