5.4

CVE-2011-1079: linux linux_kernel Improper Input Validation

Modified
Published 21-06-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1079 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.4, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5
DSA-2240-1DSA-2264-1RHSA-2011:0498RHSA-2011:0500RHSA-2011:0833

Timeline

  1. 21-06-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory, or cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash), via a BNEPCONNADD command.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.66% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≤ 2.6.38.8 | 2.6.38 | 2.6.38:rc1 | 2.6.38:rc2 | 2.6.38:rc3 | 2.6.38:rc4 | 2.6.38:rc5 | 2.6.38:rc6 | 2.6.38:rc7 | 2.6.38:rc8 | 2.6.38.1 | 2.6.38.2 | 2.6.38.3 | 2.6.38.4 | 2.6.38.5 | 2.6.38.6 | 2.6.38.7

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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