CVE-2011-1163 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1163?

CVE-2011-1163 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 10 Apr 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via vectors related to partition-table parsing.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1163?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1163?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-1163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-gmr9-4rwq-564r.