CVE-2011-4081

NameCVE-2011-4081
Descriptioncrypto/ghash-generic.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a failed or missing ghash_setkey function call, followed by a (1) ghash_update function call or (2) ghash_final function call, as demonstrated by a write operation on an AF_ALG socket.
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The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourcesqueeze(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)3.0.0-6

Notes

[squeeze] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (CRYPTO_GHASH Introduced in 2.6.32)

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