CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-2525

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The qdisc_notify function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not prevent tc_fill_qdisc function calls referencing builtin (aka CQ_F_BUILTIN) Qdisc structures, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted call.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linux kernelNVD
Affected:< 2.6.35Fixed in:2.6.35CVE-2011-2525derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days
39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

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