CVE-2011-4077

Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to…

published January 27, 2012

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XFS image containing a symbolic link with a long pathname.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00534 · 44.0th percentile
Published
2012-01-27T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JAN 15:00Z
    Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to…
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