CVE-2011-1577

Published: 3 May 2011

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Timo Warns discovered that the GUID partition parsing routines did not correctly validate certain structures. A local attacker with physical access could plug in a specially crafted block device to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Released (2.6.24-29.91)
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-34.77)
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-30.55)
	natty	Released (2.6.38-11.47)
	oneiric	Not vulnerable (3.0-0.1)
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.1.0-1.1)
	quantal	Not vulnerable
	saucy	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Not vulnerable (3.11.0-12.19)
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
	Patches: upstream: http://git.kernel.org/linus/3eb8e74ec72736b9b9d728bad30484ec89c91dde
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-318.38)
	maverick	Ignored (end of life)
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-1.3])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.31-610.27)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-1.7])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.1.10-8.28])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.35-30.55~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.38-11.49~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-lts-backport-oneiric Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.0.0-3.18])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-3.21])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Ignored
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was not-affected [3.4.0-4.19])
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.32-218.35)
	maverick	Released (2.6.32-418.35)
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Ignored
	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	precise	Does not exist
	quantal	Does not exist
	saucy	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Does not exist
	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-903.23)
	natty	Released (2.6.38-1209.15)
	oneiric	Not vulnerable (3.0.0-1204.9)
	precise	Not vulnerable (3.0.0-1401.2)
	quantal	Not vulnerable
	saucy	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (3.0~rc1)

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