CVE-2011-2906 (GCVE-0-2011-2906)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-24 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:15 Disputed
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Summary
Integer signedness error in the pmcraid_ioctl_passthrough function in drivers/scsi/pmcraid.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or memory corruption) via a negative size value in an ioctl call. NOTE: this may be a vulnerability only in unusual environments that provide a privileged program for obtaining the required file descriptor.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2011-08-10 00:00
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