Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2011-5327 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU30984
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5327
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
In the Linux kernel before 3.1, an off by one in the drivers/target/loopback/tcm_loop.c tcm_loop_make_naa_tpg() function could result in at least memory corruption.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: 3.0 - 3.0.101
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12f09ccb4612734a53e47ed5302e0479c10a50f8
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12f09ccb4612734a53e47ed5302e0479c10a50f8
http://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K42315210
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K42315210?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.