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CVE-2011-1163

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.41%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-04-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2011-1163
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.41%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via vectors related to partition-table parsing.