Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-4081
CVE-2011-4081
Description
crypto/ghash-generic.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a failed or missing ghash_setkey function call, followed by a (1) ghash_update function call or (2) ghash_final function call, as demonstrated by a write operation on an AF_ALG socket.
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References
5- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/27/2nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7ed47b7d142ec99ad6880bbbec51e9f12b3af74cnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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