01 Record
CVE-2011-1163
The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-04-10 01:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-03-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f9155952f41a2689d8c6054f67f82771339f60a64bc5a96d7ede9f95255eaa70
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.spinics.net[mm-commits] 20110314 + fs-partitions-osfc-corrupted-osf-partition-table-can-cause-information-disclosure.patch added to -mm treehttp://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82737.html
- www.securityfocus.com46878http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46878
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688021
- securityreason.com8189http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8189
- securitytracker.com1025225http://securitytracker.com/id?1025225
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110315 Re: CVE Request: kernel: fs/partitions: Corrupted OSF partition table can cause information disclosurehttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/14
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2011:0833http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110315 CVE Request: kernel: fs/partitions: Corrupted OSF partition table can cause information disclosurehttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/9
- www.pre-cert.dehttp://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txt
- downloads.avaya.comhttp://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- www.securityfocus.com20110317 [PRE-SA-2011-02] Information disclosure vulnerability in the OSF partition handling code of the Linux kernelhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517050
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0812http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html