CVE-2011-1080
The do_replace function in net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain name field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to replace a table, and then reading a modprobe command line.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 28% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-20
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d846f71195d57b0bbb143382647c2c6638b04c5a
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10