CVE-2011-3619 Null dereference in n/a
Local attackers can cause a denial of service via NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel AppArmor module by writing to proc files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-3619?
CVE-2011-3619 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Jun 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not properly handle invalid parameters, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact by writing to a /proc/#####/attr/current file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3619?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3619?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3619 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-3619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3619 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4j6-9q4q-698h.