Array Index Error in rose_parse_national Function in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-1493 · HIGH Severity

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

Array index error in the rose_parse_national function in net/rose/rose_subr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by composing FAC_NATIONAL_DIGIS data that specifies a large number of digipeaters, and then sending this data to a ROSE socket.

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