6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
kernel is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. A heap overflow flaw in the Linux kernel’s Transparent Inter-Process Communication protocol (TIPC) implementation could allow a local, unprivileged user to escalate their privileges.
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.5_Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2011-0004
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=253eacc070b114c2ec1f81b067d2fed7305467b0
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8acfe468b0384e834a303f08ebc4953d72fb690a
marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=128770476511716&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/42789
secunia.com/advisories/42963
secunia.com/advisories/46397
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/22/5
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0004.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/44354
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145247.html
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145248.html
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145262.html
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145263.html
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145264.html
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145265.html
www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg145352.html
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0024
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0004
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645867