CVE-2011-1017 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Linux kernel's ldm_frag_add function, affecting versions 2.6.37.2 and earlier, including Canonical and Ubuntu Linux distributions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.2, indicating high severity due to its potential for local privilege escalation or sensitive information disclosure with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.6.37.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.