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CVE-2011-1493

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.3%EU EUVD

Array index error in the rose_parse_national function in net/rose/rose_subr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by composing FAC_NATIONAL_DIGIS data that specifies a large number of digipeaters, and then sending this data to a ROSE socket.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score
3.3% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2011-1496)
Published
June 21, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1496 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel
  • linux / linux kernel

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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