CVE-2011-1012

Summary

CVECVE-2011-1012
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-01 23:00:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe ldm_parse_vmdb function in fs/partitions/ldm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc6-git6 does not validate the VBLK size value in the VMDB structure in an LDM partition table, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and OOPS) via a crafted partition table.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-369 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.38 rc5 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Not Applicable
USN-1146-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
+ ldm-corrupted-partition-table-can-cause-kernel-oops.patch added to -mm tree -- MM Commits af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.spinics.net Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'fs/partitions/ldm.c' Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.pre-cert.de Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: Corrupted LDM partition table issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: Corrupted LDM partition table issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Divide By Zero Error in ldm_get_vblks() Lets Physically Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Linux Kernel Buffer Overflow ldm_frag_add() Elevated Privileges - SecurityReason.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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