CVE-2011-2700 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2011-2700?

CVE-2011-2700 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Sep 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in the si4713_write_econtrol_string function in drivers/media/radio/si4713-i2c.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 on the N900 platform might allow local users to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via a crafted s_ext_ctrls operation with a (1) V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_PS_NAME or (2) V4L2_CID_RDS_TX_RADIO_TEXT control ID.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2700?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2700?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2011-2700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2700 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-954q-2h5h-qvf8.