Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 9, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1598
CVE-2011-1598
Description
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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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.6.39
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.39:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.39-rc6
Patches
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References
13- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/47503nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/192898nvdBroken Link
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc6nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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