The bcm_release function in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc6 does not properly validate a socket data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted release operation.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-05-09T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:28:41.926Z

Reserved: 2011-04-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-1598

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-05-09T22:55:03.083

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:29:56.293

Link: CVE-2011-1598

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-04-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1598 - Bugzilla