CVE-2011-2928

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

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.

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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=338d0f0a6fbc82407864606f5b64b75aeb3c70f2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8360
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.1-rc3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-06.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519387/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49256
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69343
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338d0f0a6fbc82407864606f5b64b75aeb3c70f2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8360
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.1-rc3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-06.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519387/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69343
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
39th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

linux

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