CVE-2011-1593

Multiple integer overflows in the next_pidmap function in kernel/pid.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38.4 allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted (1) getdents or (2) readdir system call.

• CWE-190

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1
• http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=sourceExploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44164Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c78193e9c7bcbf25b8237ad0dec82f805c4ea69b
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8bdc59f215e62098bc5b4256fd9928bf27053a1
• http://groups.google.com/group/fa.linux.kernel/msg/4a28ecb7f755a88d?dmode=sourceExploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/19/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44164Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025420Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47497Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697822Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66876Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

May 3, 2011

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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