CVE-2011-4098

The fallocate implementation in the GFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2 relies on the page cache, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service by preallocating blocks in certain situations involving insufficient memory.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:09

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb', 'tags': ['Exploit', 'Patch'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • {'url': 'https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git;a=commit;h=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd', 'name': 'https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git;a=commit;h=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb -
  • () https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd -

Information

Published : 2013-06-08 13:05

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16


NVD link : CVE-2011-4098

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4098

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4098


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer