The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via vectors related to partition-table parsing.
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Published : 2011-04-09 19:51
Updated : 2023-02-12 17:19
NVD link : CVE-2011-1163
Mitre link : CVE-2011-1163
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CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_eus
linux
- linux_kernel
suse
- linux_enterprise_server