Bug 357071 (CVE-2011-1080)

Summary:	Kernel: enforce the "do_replace()" function in net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c (CVE-2011-1080)
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	kerncode
Component:	Kernel	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/14/51
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description kerncode 2011-03-02 08:46:24 UTC

The "do_replace()" function in net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c does not properly terminate a string, which can be exploited to disclose system information.

Comment 1 Aaron Bauman (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2016-02-20 05:20:49 UTC

old kernel bug.  no GLSA required.  Not feasible to track backports of patches