4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
kernel is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability exists as a heap overflow flaw in the Linux kernel’s EFI GUID Partition Table (GPT) implementation could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service by mounting a disk that contains specially-crafted partition tables.
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.6_Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2011-0833
downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061236.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/12/17
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/13/1
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
securityreason.com/securityalert/8238
securitytracker.com/id?1025355
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517477/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/47343
www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg83274.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0833
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695976
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66773