CVE-2011-2518

N/A Unknown
Published: May 24, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The tomoyo_mount_acl function in security/tomoyo/mount.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.2 calls the kern_path function with arguments taken directly from a mount system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a NULL value for the device name.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e78c724d47e2342aa8fde61f6b8536f662f795f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
32th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

linux