SB2011062401 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel

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SB2011062401 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel

Published: June 24, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2011062401
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1770)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer underflow in the dccp_parse_options function (net/dccp/options.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33.14. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service via a Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) packet with an invalid feature options length, which triggers a buffer over-read.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References