CVE-2011-4077

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4077
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-01-27 15:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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 corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XFS image containing a symbolic link with a long pathname.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 749156 – CVE-2011-4077 kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[PATCH] Fix possible memory corruption in xfs_readlink af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oss.sgi.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
'[security bulletin] HPSBGN02970 rev.1 - HP Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) or HP Insight Control Server ' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request -- kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
CVE-2011-4077: Linux kernel XFS readlink() Memory Corruption « xorl %eax, %eax af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xorl.wordpress.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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