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CVE-2011-1776

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.1)—

The is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not check the size of an Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) GUID Partition Table (GPT) entry, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and OOPS) or obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by connecting a crafted GPT storage device, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1577.

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Affected technologies (6)

Linux — Linux KernelRedhat — Enterprise Linux DesktopRedhat — Enterprise Linux ServerRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server AUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux Server EUSRedhat — Enterprise Linux Workstation

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