CVE ID:	CVE-2011-1598
Description:	The bcm_release function in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc6 does not properly validate a socket data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted release operation.
Test IDs:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70156
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1598 47503 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47503 [netdev] 20110420 Add missing socket check in can/bcm release. http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/192898 [oss-security] 20110420 CVE request: kernel: missing socket check in can/bcm release http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/2 [oss-security] 20110420 Re: CVE request: kernel: missing socket check in can/bcm release http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/6 [oss-security] 20110421 Re: CVE request: kernel: missing socket check in can/bcm release http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/20/7 [oss-security] 20110421 Re: CVE request: kernel: missing socket check in can/bcm release http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/1 [oss-security] 20110421 Re: CVE request: kernel: missing socket check in can/bcm release http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/2 [oss-security] 20110421 Re: CVE request: kernel: missing socket check in can/bcm release http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/21/7 [oss-security] 20110422 Re: CVE request: kernel: missing socket check in can/bcm release http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/22/2 [oss-security] 20110425 Re: CVE request: kernel: missing socket check in can/bcm release http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/25/4 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c6914a6f261aca0c9f715f883a353ae7ff51fe83 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c6914a6f261aca0c9f715f883a353ae7ff51fe83 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc6 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc6 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698057 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=698057