Integer overflow in the _ctl_do_mpt_command function in drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier might…

Description

Integer overflow in the _ctl_do_mpt_command function in drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an ioctl call specifying a crafted value that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (12)

• [linux-kernel] 20110405 [PATCH] drivers/scsi/mpt2sas: prevent heap overflows and unchecked reads (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110405 CVE request: kernel: two issues in mpt2sas (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 46397 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694021 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110406 Re: CVE request: kernel: two issues in mpt2sas (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/688021/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2011:0833 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 47185 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:0812 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 22:28 UTC.