CVE-2011-1017 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1017?

CVE-2011-1017 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 1 Mar 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldm_frag_add function in fs/partitions/ldm.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted LDM partition table.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1017?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1017?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-1017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2j53-64jx-6w47.