CVE-2011-4604 json
The bat_socket_read function in net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of se…
published 2013-06-07 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-4528
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.4%
- EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The bat_socket_read function in net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted batman-adv ICMP packet.
Patch / fix
- 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-2011-4604 updated cvss 2.1
kernel: bat_socket_read memory corruption
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmwarenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- Technology feeds
References
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github.com
/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c
exploit, patch
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kernel.org
/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2
patch
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/12/12/1
mailing-list
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=767495
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lists.open-mesh.org
/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2011-December/005904.html
mailing-list
- git.kernel.org /?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-4604
- NVD CVE-2011-4604
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