CVE Catalog

CVE-2011-2534

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the clusterip_proc_write function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 may allow a local user to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact via a crafted write operation, related to string data lacking a terminating '\0' character.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes potential system destabilization by a local user, which could lead to service disruptions or unauthorized access.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 2.6.39 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the clusterip_proc_write function in net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 might allow local users to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via a crafted write operation, related to string data that lacks a terminating '\0' character.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS