CVE-2011-1479

Published: 6 October 2011

Double free vulnerability in the inotify subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving failed attempts to create files. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-4250.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the security fix for CVE-2010-4250 introduced a regression. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Not vulnerable
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Released (2.6.35-30.61)
	natty	Released (2.6.38-9.43)
	oneiric	Not vulnerable (2.6.39-0.2)
	upstream	Released (2.6.39~rc2)
	Patches: Introduced by a2ae4cc9a16e211c8a128ba10d22a85431f093ab Fixed by d0de4dc584ec6aa3b26fffea320a8457827768fc
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Ignored (end of life)
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39~rc2)
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39~rc2)
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.35-30.61~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39~rc2)
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Released (2.6.38-9.43~lucid1)
	maverick	Does not exist
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39~rc2)
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
	upstream	Released (2.6.39~rc2)
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Not vulnerable
	natty	Does not exist
	oneiric	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (2.6.39~rc2)
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Does not exist
	maverick	Not vulnerable
	natty	Released (2.6.38-1209.13)
	oneiric	Not vulnerable (2.6.38-1309.13)
	upstream	Released (2.6.39~rc2)

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