What is CVE-2011-4604?

CVE-2011-4604 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2011-4604 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4604?

CVE-2011-4604 has a CVSS score of 6.8 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4604?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2011-4604 patch availability.

Is CVE-2011-4604 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-4604 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2011-4604

Medium

The bat_socket_read function in net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted batman-adv ICMP packet.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-06-07

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.8

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2011-4604 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

7 total

GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c

Exploit Patch
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.3.bz2

Patch
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b5a1eeef04cc7859f34dec9b72ea1b28e4aba07c
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/12/1

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-4604

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-06-07

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-4604?

CVE-2011-4604 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2011-4604 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4604?

CVE-2011-4604 has a CVSS score of 6.8 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4604?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2011-4604 patch availability.
Is CVE-2011-4604 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2011-4604 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.