CVE-2011-4132
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
2.1
Description
The cleanup_journal_tail function in the Journaling Block Device (JBD) functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion error and kernel oops) via an ext3 or ext4 image with an "invalid log first block value."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Affected | — |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8762202dd0d6e46854f786bdb6fb3780a1625efe
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026325
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/11/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/13/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50663
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/cve-2011-4132-linux-kernel-jbdjbd2-local-dos/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=753341
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8762202dd0d6e46854f786bdb6fb3780a1625efe
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1026325
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/11/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/13/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50663
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/cve-2011-4132-linux-kernel-jbdjbd2-local-dos/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=753341
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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