CVE - CVE-2011-3359

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-3359	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The dma_rx function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly allocate receive buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted frame.
References
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MISC:[oss-security] 20110914 Re: CVE request -- kernel: b43: allocate receive buffers big enough for max frame len + offset URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/2 MISC:http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 URL:http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738202 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c85ce65ecac078ab1a1835c87c4a6319cf74660a
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110830	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110830)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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