CVE-2011-1017

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1017
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-03-01 23:00:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the ldm_frag_add function in fs/partitions/ldm.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted LDM partition table.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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
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
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: fs/partitions: Kernel heap overflow via corrupted LDM partition tables af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.pre-cert.de Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel "ldm_frag_add()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Buffer Overflow in ldm_frag_add() May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 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
Linux Kernel "ldm_frag_add()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: fs/partitions: Kernel heap overflow via corrupted LDM partition tables af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: fs/partitions: Kernel heap overflow via corrupted LDM partition tables af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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