8.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
kernel is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists as a flaw in the Bluetooth implementation could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7ac28817536797fd40e9646452183606f9e17f71
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7ac28817536797fd40e9646452183606f9e17f71
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130891911909436&w=2
securityreason.com/securityalert/8359
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/24/9
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/27/3
www.osvdb.org/74679
www.securityfocus.com/bid/48472
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1189
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1253
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2497
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716805
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_MRG/2.0/html/Technical_Notes/index.html