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CVE-2011-1577 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier allows physically pro…

published 2011-05-03 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1578

cvss
4.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted size of the EFI GUID partition-table header on removable media.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x RHEL 6 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:1465RHSA-2011:0833RHSA-2011:1253

  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.8.13-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1

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-2011-1577 updated cvss 4.9

kernel: corrupted GUID partition tables can cause kernel oops

  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 kernel-rt
    affected: no fix available
  • 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 Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-131.21.1.el6, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1465
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:1253

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Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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