CVE-2011-1598 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1598?

CVE-2011-1598 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 9 May 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The bcm_release function in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc6 does not properly validate a socket data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted release operation.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1598?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1598?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-1598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1598 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-x664-jh9h-xwcq.