Description
Buffer overflow in the mac_partition function in fs/partitions/mac.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Mac OS partition table.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa7ea87a057958a8b7926c1a60a3ca6d696328ed
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/15Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8115Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37.2Broken Link
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txtPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46492Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025126Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679282Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65643Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa7ea87a057958a8b7926c1a60a3ca6d696328ed
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/15Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Third Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8115Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37.2Broken Link
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txtPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46492Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025126Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679282Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65643Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 1, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified