CVE-2011-1163

The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow…

published April 10, 2011

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via vectors related to partition-table parsing.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00414 · 34.3th percentile
Published
2011-04-10T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 APR 01:00Z
    The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow…
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