NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in bcm_release function in Linux kernel

CVE-2011-1598 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The bcm_release function in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc6 does not properly validate a socket data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted release operation.

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