CVE-2011-2928 | BDVDB-2026-47125 Detail
Description#
The befs_follow_link function in fs/befs/linuxvfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1-rc3 does not validate the length attribute of long symlinks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and OOPS) by accessing a long symlink on a malformed Be filesystem.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/5
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-06.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49256
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519387/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338d0f0a6fbc82407864606f5b64b75aeb3c70f2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69343
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8360
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.1-rc3
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.