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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:05:15 +0200
From: Timo Warns <warns@...-sense.de>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: [PRE-SA-2011-03] Denial-of-service vulnerability in EFI partition
 handling code of the Linux kernel

PRE-CERT Security Advisory
==========================

* Advisory: PRE-SA-2011-03
* Released on: 13 Apr 2011
* Last updated on: 13 Apr 2011
* Affected product: Linux Kernel 2.4 and 2.6
* Impact: denial-of-service
* Origin: storage devices
* Credit: Timo Warns (PRESENSE Technologies GmbH)
* CVE Identifier: CVE-2011-1577


Summary
-------

The Linux kernel contains a vulnerability that may lead to
a denial-of-service due to corrupted partition tables on storage
devices.

The kernel automatically evaluates partition tables of storage devices.
This happens independently of whether any auto-mounting is enabled or
not. The code for evaluating EFI GUID partition tables contains a buffer
overflow bug that allows to cause kernel oops resulting in a denial of
service.


Workaround
----------

Compile and use a kernel that does not evaluate EFI GUID partition
tables. The corresponding configuration key is CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION.


Solution
--------

A patch is available at
http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg83274.html


References
----------

When further information becomes available, this advisory will be
updated. The most recent version of this advisory is available at:

http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-03.txt


Contact
-------

PRE-CERT can be reached under precert@...-secure.de. For PGP key
information, refer to http://www.pre-cert.de/.

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