Use-after-free vulnerability in a certain Red Hat patch for the RPC server sockets…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in a certain Red Hat patch for the RPC server sockets functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed data in a packet, related to lockd and the svc_xprt_received function.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2011:0329 Released 2011-03-08 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6 +5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0329 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0329 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0329 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0329 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38jw-wfq7-q7m7
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-0714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-0714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38jw-wfq7-q7m7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-0714 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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