CVE-2011-4594

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: May 17, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

The __sys_sendmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted use of the sendmmsg system call, leading to an incorrect pointer dereference.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc909d9ddbf7778371e36a651d6e4194b1cc7d4c

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/08/4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=761646

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bc909d9ddbf7778371e36a651d6e4194b1cc7d4c

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc909d9ddbf7778371e36a651d6e4194b1cc7d4c