01 Record
CVE-2012-0038
Integer overflow in the xfs_acl_from_disk function in fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a filesystem with a malformed ACL,
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Integer overflow in the xfs_acl_from_disk function in fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a filesystem with a malformed ACL,
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 34.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- 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
- 2012-05-17 10:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 18:09Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-12-07
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- acd30bb726bb2db432fefbc43e2f806caf7ccb47c4e452ccf83edb34b3508cc7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20120110 Re: CVE request: kernel: xfs heap overflowhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/11
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa8b18edd752a8b4e9d1ee2cd615b82c93cf8bba
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa8b18edd752a8b4e9d1ee2cd615b82c93cf8bba
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=093019cf1b18dd31b2c3b77acce4e000e2cbc9ce
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773280
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/093019cf1b18dd31b2c3b77acce4e000e2cbc9ce
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.9