CVE-2011-5321: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Fri Mar 13 2015(Updated: )
Linux kernel built with the virtual console support(CONFIG_VT) is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference issue. It could occur while accessing pseudo terminal device(/dev/pts/*) files. An unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system kernel resulting in DoS. Upstream fix: ------------- -> <a href="https://git.kernel.org/linus/c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376">https://git.kernel.org/linus/c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376</a>
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | <=3.1 |
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/13/17
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201887
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/c290f8358acaeffd8e0c551ddcc24d1206143376
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html
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