CVE-2011-2928

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
The befs_follow_link function in fs/befs/linuxvfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1-rc3 does not validate the length attribute of long symlinks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and OOPS) by accessing a long symlink on a malformed Be filesystem.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-2928
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-08-29T17:55:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T04:32:12
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-476 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/5 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.1-rc3 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49256 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-06.txt Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/1 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=338d0f0a6fbc82407864606f5b64b75aeb3c70f2 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8360 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69343 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519387/100/0/threaded Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2928
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2928
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:27:09 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-13 05:04:33 2023-02-13T04:32:12 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:04:33 Analyzed Modified Vulnerability Status updated