01 Record
CVE-2011-3359
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
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
- 3.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. 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
- 2012-05-24 23:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:29Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-08-30
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f9d101ec10b904a036bfcf3e57a5b9bd063355f4a235c65b94f6cee305e372c5
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110914 Re: CVE request -- kernel: b43: allocate receive buffers big enough for max frame len + offsethttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/2
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a
- ftp.osuosl.orghttp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a