UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1577

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CVE-2011-1577
Published: 03 May 2011, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 02:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 May 2011, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 02:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted size of the EFI GUID partition-table header on removable media.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.11.0-12.19

  • ubuntu•linux-flo

    < 3.4.0-1.3

  • ubuntu•linux-goldfish

    < 3.4.0-1.7

  • ubuntu•linux-grouper

    < 3.1.10-8.28

  • ubuntu•linux-maguro

    < 3.0.0-3.18

  • ubuntu•linux-mako

    < 3.4.0-3.21

  • ubuntu•linux-manta

    < 3.4.0-4.19

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