CVE 2011-4594
The __sys_sendmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted use of the sendmmsg system call, leading to an incorrect pointer dereference.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2011-4594 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #905066: CVE-2011-4594
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Oneiric) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Oneiric) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Natty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Natty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Maverick) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Maverick) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Hardy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Hardy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Hardy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Maverick) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Natty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Oneiric) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | New | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | New | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | New | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Utopic) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Utopic) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Utopic) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 905066 | CVE-2011-4594 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
