CVE-2011-1044

Published: 18 February 2011

The ib_uverbs_poll_cq function in drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not initialize a certain response buffer, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors that cause this buffer to be only partially filled, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4649.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Dan Carpenter discovered that the Infiniband driver did not correctly handle certain requests. A local user could exploit this to crash the system or potentially gain root privileges.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Released (2.6.24-29.92)
	karmic	Ignored
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-29.57)
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-27.47)
	natty	Released (2.6.37-10.24)
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
	Patches: upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7182afea8d1afd432a17c18162cc3fd441d0da93
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Ignored (end of life)
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-313.25)
	maverick	Ignored (end of life)
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Ignored (end of life)
	lucid	Released (2.6.31-610.27)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.35-28.50~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable (2.6.38-1.27~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Ignored (end of life)
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-214.30)
	maverick	Released (2.6.32-414.30)
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Ignored
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	karmic	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-903.23)
	natty	Not vulnerable (2.6.38-1201.2)
	upstream	Released (2.6.37~rc6)

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