CVE-2011-1598
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The bcm_release function in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc6 does not properly validate a socket data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted release operation.
Find out more about CVE-2011-1598 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
The Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5 did not
include support for the CAN protocol, and therefore are not affected by this
issue. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0836.html, and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1253.html.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:0836 | 2011-06-01 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2011:1253 | 2011-09-12 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.3 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
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