CVE-2011-4077

N/A Unknown
Published: January 27, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XFS image containing a symbolic link with a long pathname.

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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
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.6%
42th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

linux

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