Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-2525
The qdisc_notify function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent tc_fill_qdisc function calls referencing builtin (aka CQ_F_BUILTIN) Qdisc structures, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2011-2525
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2011-2525
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
49152
IPs affected by CVE-2011-2525 2,133
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2525
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
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CVSS scores for CVE-2011-2525
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.2
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HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
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NIST | |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-2525
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-2525
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1065.html
RHSA-2011:1065 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53b0f08042f04813cd1a7473dacd3edfacb28eb3
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1163.html
RHSA-2011:1163 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/1
oss-security - CVE-2011-2525 kernel: kernel: net_sched: fix qdisc_notify()Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720552
720552 – (CVE-2011-2525) CVE-2011-2525 kernel: kernel: net_sched: fix qdisc_notify()Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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