CVE-2011-1079 in Kernel
Summary
The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a \0 character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory, or cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash), via a BNEPCONNADD command.
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Reservation
02/24/2011
Disclosure
06/21/2012
Status
Confirmed
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| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61065 | Linux Kernel bnep_sock_ioctl input validation | 20 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2011-1079 |