Description
drivers/scsi/mpt2sas/mpt2sas_ctl.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier does not validate (1) length and (2) offset values before performing memory copy operations, which might allow local users to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted ioctl call, related to the _ctl_do_mpt_command and _ctl_diag_read_buffer functions.
References (12)
Core 12
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2011/4/5/327
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/05/32
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694021
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/688021/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47185
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
28.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (13)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.0
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.1 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.2 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.3 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.4 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.5 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.6 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.7 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.8 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.8.1
... and 3 more
Published
May 03, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026