CVE-2011-3359
HIGHLinux Kernel < 2.6.39 - Denial of Service via Crafted Frame in b43 DMA
Title source: llmDescription
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 crash) via a crafted frame.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/2
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0323
EPSS Percentile
86.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.39
Published
May 24, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026