Buffer Overflow in Linux Kernel's mac_partition Function

CVE-2011-1010 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Buffer overflow in the mac_partition function in fs/partitions/mac.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed Mac OS partition table.

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