Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDOC-1435375
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 Apr 2011

Introduced: 13 Apr 2011

CVE-2011-1577  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-doc to version 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2011:1465.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted size of the EFI GUID partition-table header on removable media.

CVSS Scores

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