CVE-2011-0463

N/A Unknown
Published: April 10, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The ocfs2_prepare_page_for_write function in fs/ocfs2/aops.c in the Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS2) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not properly handle holes that cross page boundaries, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from uninitialized disk locations by reading a file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=272b62c1f0f6f742046e45b50b6fec98860208a0
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/ocfs2-devel/2011-February/007846.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43966
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673037
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=272b62c1f0f6f742046e45b50b6fec98860208a0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/ocfs2-devel/2011-February/007846.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43966
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673037
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
40th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

linux canonical

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