kernel: bnep device field missing NULL terminator
Published Jun 21, 2012
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.66%
Description
The bnep_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/bnep/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not ensure that a certain device field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory, or cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash), via a BNEPCONNADD command.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.38.8
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38.1
- 2.6.38.2
- 2.6.38.3
- 2.6.38.4
- 2.6.38.5
- 2.6.38.6
- 2.6.38.7
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0500
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0833
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0498
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0500 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0833 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0498 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.66% (0.00662) | 49.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00668) | 46.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00036) | 6.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153799/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0053-1.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1079 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681260 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1079
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1079
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153799/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0053-1.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1079 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681260 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43629f8f5ea32a998d06d1bb41eefa0e821ff573 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1079 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1079 |
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