CVE-2011-3359

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 2.6.39 - Denial of Service via Crafted Frame in b43 DMA

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 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
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