CVE-2011-2928

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.

CVSS v2.0

4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 41th percentile

Published

2011-08-29

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8360

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2011-2921
• CVE-2011-2934
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