Bug 1867455 - kernel: heap-based buffer overflow in the ldm_frag_add function
Summary: kernel: heap-based buffer overflow in the ldm_frag_add function
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1867456
Blocks: 1867457
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Reported: 2020-08-10 03:47 UTC by Dhananjay Arunesh
Modified: 2020-09-08 18:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2020-08-12 15:43:47 UTC
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Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2020-08-10 03:47:15 UTC 
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldm_frag_add function in fs/partitions/ldm.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information via a crafted LDM partition table.

References:
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/16
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/14
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/4
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt
Comment 1 Dhananjay Arunesh 2020-08-10 03:48:27 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1867456]
Comment 2 Justin M. Forbes 2020-08-10 18:29:07 UTC 
The patch for this was upstream in 2011 and has never impacted any currently supported Fedora release.
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