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CVE-2011-2203
The hfs_find_init function in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and Oops) by…
Low2.1EPSS 0.43%
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- redhat
Description
The hfs_find_init function in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and Oops) by mounting an HFS file system with a malformed MDB extent record.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- [oss-security] 20110613 Re: CVE request: kernel: hfs_find_init() sb->ext_tree NULL pointer dereference (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712774 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-1328-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-1344-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 48236 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-1324-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 47754 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20110608 [BUG] hfs_find_init() sb->ext_tree NULL pointer dereference (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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