CVE-2011-3359

The dma_rx function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly allocate receive buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted frame.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.8 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39	Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/2	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39	Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/2	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-05-24 23:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-3359

Mitre link : CVE-2011-3359

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-3359

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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