CVE-2011-2213 Information

Description

The inet_diag_bc_audit function in net/ipv4/inet_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly audit INET_DIAG bytecode which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) via crafted INET_DIAG_REQ_BYTECODE instructions in a netlink message as demonstrated by an INET_DIAG_BC_JMP instruction with a zero yes value a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3880.

Reference

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/197206 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/197208 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/197386 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/198809 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=eeb1497277d6b1a0a34ed36b97e18f2bd7d6de0d http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/100857/ http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/13 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/20/16 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=714536