CVE-2011-3601

Publication date 7 October 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Buffer overflow in the process_ra function in the router advertisement daemon (radvd) before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative value in a label_len value.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
radvd	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 1:1.8-1ubuntu0.1
	11.04 natty	Fixed 1:1.7-1ubuntu0.1
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored

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Notes

mdeslaur

maverick and older don't support ND_OPT_DNSSL_INFORMATION

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
radvd	Upstream: 9dfaaaf

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1257-1
radvd vulnerabilities
10 November 2011

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/06/3
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3601