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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…
High7.5EPSS 3.2%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% 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 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- [oss-security] 20110914 Re: CVE request -- kernel: b43: allocate receive buffers big enough for max frame len + offset (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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