kernel: multiple issues in rose protocol
Published Jun 21, 2012
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.79%
Description
The ROSE protocol implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not verify that certain data-length values are consistent with the amount of data sent, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted data to a ROSE socket.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 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
Configuration 2
- 10.0
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
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.79% (0.08793) | 95.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.79% (0.08793) | 94.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.28% (0.01278) | 78.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01879) | 88.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 1.88% (0.01879) | 88.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 2.27% (0.02269) | 88.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 2.37% (0.02370) | 88.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.01% (0.02008) | 87.07th | 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 (9)
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4914 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770777 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4914
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4914
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/28/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4914 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770777 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0bccd315db0c2f919e7fcf9cb60db21d9986f52 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4914 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4914 |
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