01 Record
CVE-2011-4086
The journal_unmap_buffer function in fs/jbd2/transaction.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.1 does not properly handle the _Delay and _Unwritten buffer head states, which allows local users to cause a
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The journal_unmap_buffer function in fs/jbd2/transaction.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.1 does not properly handle the _Delay and _Unwritten buffer head states, which allows local users to cause a
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
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 32.9% 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
- 2012-07-03 16:00Z14 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
- 947294f5627044f7e235b15ac6828ef71e93c15cf3b5e16aca35f8616011768f
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:0554http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749143
- secunia.com48898http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/15291164b22a357cb211b618adfef4fa82fc0de3
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0670http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0670.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2469http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
- secunia.com48964http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=15291164b22a357cb211b618adfef4fa82fc0de3
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2012:0616http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0571http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0571.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.1