CVE - CVE-2011-4077

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-4077	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Buffer 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.
References
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MISC:48964 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/48964 MISC:HPSBGN02970 URL:http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 MISC:[oss-security] 20111026 CVE Request -- kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink() URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1 MISC:[oss-security] 20111026 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink() URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3 MISC:[xfs] 20111018 [PATCH] Fix possible memory corruption in xfs_readlink URL:http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.html MISC:http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/ URL:http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/ MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20111018	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20111018)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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