01 Record
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 cause a denial of service (memory
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
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
- 0.53% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 44.8% 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
- 2012-01-27 15:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-10-18
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f45efabc280c1b3c82b25760fbfa643f16352e25a33473ae9ac7c11760f592cf
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20111026 CVE Request -- kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink()http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20111026 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink()http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3
- xorl.wordpress.comhttp://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/
- oss.sgi.com[xfs] 20111018 [PATCH] Fix possible memory corruption in xfs_readlinkhttp://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.html
- secunia.com48964http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
- marc.infoHPSBGN02970http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2