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CVE-2011-1079

The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field…

Medium5.4EPSS 0.66%
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Updated
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Assigned by
redhat

Description

The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory, or cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash), via a BNEPCONNADD command.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2011-1079, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium5.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.66% · top 48% 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: Medium 5.4.

Weakness

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