CVE-2011-4132

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4132
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-01-27 15:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp4 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0812-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - CVE Request -- kernel: jbd/jbd2: invalid value of first log block leads to oops af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Linux Kernel Journaling Block Device Input Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Bug 753341 – CVE-2011-4132 kernel: jbd/jbd2: invalid value of first log block leads to oops af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- kernel: jbd/jbd2: invalid value of first log block leads to oops af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
CVE-2011-4132: Linux kernel jbd/jbd2 Local DoS « xorl %eax, %eax af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xorl.wordpress.com Exploit
Linux Kernel 'journal_get_superblock()' Function Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0554-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA48898 - SUSE update for kernel - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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