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CVE-2011-1010

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-1010 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mac_partition function within the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 2.6.37.2. This flaw allows local attackers to trigger a denial of service (system panic) or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts by providing a crafted Mac OS partition table. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.9, it requires local access and has a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.37.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0053 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 3,048 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-238.9.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-131.0.15.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-71.31.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-1010Low

kernel: fs/partitions: Validate map_count in Mac partition tables

Feb 17, 2011

References

git.kernel.org
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/11
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/15
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/02/22/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/46397
Third Party Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/8115
PatchThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/65643
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37.2
Broken Link
pre-cert.de / advisories/PRE-SA-2011-01.txt
PatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/516615/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/46492
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Third Party Advisory