CVE-2011-1163 in Kernel
Summary
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.
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Reservation
03/03/2011
Disclosure
04/09/2011
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57033 | Linux Kernel osf_partition input validation | 20 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2011-1163 |