Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-2906
Integer signedness error in the pmcraid_ioctl_passthrough function in drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or memory corruption) via a negative size value in an ioctl call. NOTE: this may be a vulnerability only in unusual environments that provide a privileged program for obtaining the required file descriptor.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2011-2906
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2011-2906
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
49152
IPs affected by CVE-2011-2906 2,636
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2906
0.04%
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EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
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CVSS scores for CVE-2011-2906
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.7
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.4
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6.9
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NIST | |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2011-2906
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2011-2906
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
Mailing List;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/09/8
oss-security - Re: CVE requests: Two kernel issuesMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5b515445f4f5a905c5dd27e6e682868ccd6c09d
[SCSI] pmcraid: reject negative request size · torvalds/linux@b5b5154 · GitHubExploit;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5b515445f4f5a905c5dd27e6e682868ccd6c09d
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b5b515445f4f5a905c5dd27e6e682868ccd6c09d
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeMailing List;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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