CVE-2011-1577
Public on 2011-05-03
        Modified on 2014-09-14
        
      Description
            
              Heap-based buffer overflow in the is_gpt_valid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted size of the EFI GUID partition-table header on removable media.
            
          Severity
          
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        CVSS v3 Base Score
          
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        Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2011-12-02 | ALAS-2011-26 | Fixed | 
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | 
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |