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CVE-2011-1079

The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends

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Summary

The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory, or cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash), via a BNEPCONNADD command.

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 8

bugzilla.redhat.com

git.kernel.org

openwall.com

GitHub · torvalds/linux

rhn.redhat.com

ftp.osuosl.org

downloads.avaya.com

packetstormsecurity.com