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CVE-2011-1079 json

The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field end…

published 2012-06-21 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1094

cvss
5.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory, or cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash), via a BNEPCONNADD command.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0833RHSA-2011:0498RHSA-2011:0500

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-1079 updated cvss 5.0

kernel: bnep device field missing NULL terminator

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server perf 2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt, kernel-rt 2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt, kernel-rt-trace 2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common 2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0500
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) kernel 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0833
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0498
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) kernel-headers 2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) kernel-headers 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) kernel-headers 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) kernel-headers 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) kernel-headers 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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