01 Record

CVE-2011-2689

The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure that the size of a chunk allocation is a multiple of the block size, which allows local users to cause

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure that the size of a chunk allocation is a multiple of the block size, which allows local users to cause

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 34.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2011-07-28 22:00Z15 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 23:08Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2011-07-11

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

90e4afb563518eeb55e43eca14f33073de78c642024a585e679f9ec85348b14e

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_desktopNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_serverNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_workstationNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

06 References

www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110713 CVE-2011-2689 kernel: gfs2: make sure fallocate bytes is a multiple of blksizehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/13/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2011:1065http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1065.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-gfs2-dos(68557)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68557vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
securitytracker.com1025776http://securitytracker.com/id?1025776vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
www.securityfocus.com48677http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48677vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.0-rc1x_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com45193http://secunia.com/advisories/45193third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
marc.infoHPSBGN02970http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6905d9e4dda6112f007e9090bca80507da158e63x_refsource_CONFIRM
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720861x_refsource_CONFIRM