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CVE-2011-1017
Heap-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…
High7.2EPSS 0.61%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
Heap-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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.61% · top 51% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- USN-1146-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 46512 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 8115 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110223 Re: CVE request: kernel: fs/partitions: Kernel heap overflow via corrupted LDM partition tables (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1025128 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110223 CVE request: kernel: fs/partitions: Kernel heap overflow via corrupted LDM partition tables (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 20110223 [PRE-SA-2011-01] Multiple Linux kernel vulnerabilities in partition handling code of LDM and MAC partition tables (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 43738 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110224 Re: CVE request: kernel: fs/partitions: Kernel heap overflow via corrupted LDM partition tables (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 43716 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .