CVE-2011-4098
Linux GFS2 Fallocate Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The fallocate implementation in the GFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2 relies on the page cache, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service by preallocating blocks in certain situations involving insufficient memory.
INFO
Published Date :
June 8, 2013, 1:05 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-4098 is
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-4098
weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.2.bz2 Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb Added Reference https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/cluster-devel/2011-September/msg00064.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git;a=commit;h=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 10, 2013
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 1.9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.24%
score
0.16908
percentile