The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via vectors related to partition-table parsing.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-04-10T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.836Z

Reserved: 2011-03-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-1163

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-04-10T02:51:19.460

Modified: 2023-02-13T01:19:02.357

Link: CVE-2011-1163

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-03-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1163 - Bugzilla