Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/14Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8189Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025225Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38Broken Link
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517050Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46878Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82737.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688021Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/14Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8189Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025225Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38Broken Link
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txtThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517050Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46878Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82737.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688021Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 10, 2011
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified