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CVE-2011-4077
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,…
Medium6.9EPSS 0.53%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.53% · top 55% 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: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
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References (7)
- [oss-security] 20111026 CVE Request -- kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20111026 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink() (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [xfs] 20111018 [PATCH] Fix possible memory corruption in xfs_readlink (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 48964 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- HPSBGN02970 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
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