CVE-2011-1017
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldm_frag_add function in fs/partitions/ldm.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted LDM partition table.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- EPSS score
- 0.6% (50th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-1034)
- Published
- March 1, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1034 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/16(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/14(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/4(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43716(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43738(Third Party Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8115(Third Party Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025128(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded(Not Applicable)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46512(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1(Third Party Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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