kernel: bat_socket_read memory corruption
Published Jun 7, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.99%
Description
The bat_socket_read function in net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted batman-adv ICMP packet.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.2.46
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.10
- 3.2.11
- 3.2.12
- 3.2.13
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.15
- 3.2.16
- 3.2.17
- 3.2.18
- 3.2.19
- 3.2.20
- 3.2.21
- 3.2.22
- 3.2.23
- 3.2.24
- 3.2.25
- 3.2.26
- 3.2.27
- 3.2.28
- 3.2.29
- 3.2.30
- 3.2.31
- 3.2.32
- 3.2.33
- 3.2.34
- 3.2.35
- 3.2.36
- 3.2.37
- 3.2.38
- 3.2.39
- 3.2.40
- 3.2.41
- 3.2.42
- 3.2.43
- 3.2.44
- 3.2.45
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the Linux kernels as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not include support for the BATMAN (Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking) out-of-tree kernel module.
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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 | 2.99% (0.02986) | 86.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02986) | 85.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 70.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.31% (0.01315) | 86.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 1.38% (0.01375) | 85.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01163) | 82.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 83.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/12/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4604 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767495 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2011-December/005904.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4604
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4604
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/12/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4604 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767495 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://lists.open-mesh.org/pipermail/b.a.t.m.a.n/2011-December/005904.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4604 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4604 |
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