CVE-2011-1017

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel version 2.6.37.2 and earlier kernel-kdumppae (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the ldm frag add function in the Linux kernel, which might allow local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted LDM partition table. Additionally, there are multiple vulnerabilities in the kernel-kdumppae package of the SUSE Linux Enterprise operating system that can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to a disruption of protected information availability.

Recommendations For Linux kernel version 2.6.37.2 and earlier: update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. For kernel-kdumppae: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.