CVE-2011-1163

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1163
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-04-10 02:51:19 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 5.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp4 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 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0812-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
SecurityTracker: Linux Kernel OSF Partition Table Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Obtain Information af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE Request: kernel: fs/partitions: Corrupted OSF partition table can cause information disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
+ fs-partitions-osfc-corrupted-osf-partition-table-can-cause-information-disclosure.patch added to -mm tree -- MM Commits af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.spinics.net Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
ASA-2011-208 (RHSA-2011-0833) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 downloads.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'fs/partitions/osf.c' Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
688021 – (CVE-2011-1163) CVE-2011-1163 kernel: fs/partitions: Corrupted OSF partition table infoleak af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.pre-cert.de Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 2.4 and 2.6 disclosure of sensitive information - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: kernel: fs/partitions: Corrupted OSF partition table can cause information disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
access.redhat.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
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