CVE-2011-3359

7.5 HIGH

Published: May 24, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39