EUVD-2011-1173

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CVE-2011-1163

The osfpartition 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...

CVE-2011-1163

Vulnerability: CVE-2011-1163 affects the Linux kernel (fs/partitions/osf.c) where osf_partition mishandles an invalid number of partitions, potentially allowing local attackers to read kernel heap memory via partition-table parsing vectors. Affected: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.38. Root ca...

CVE-2011-1163: Improper Input Validation

The osfpartition 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...