CVE-2011-4324

N/A Unknown
Published: June 21, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The encode_share_access function in fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by using the mknod system call with a pathname on an NFSv4 filesystem.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0b027dfadfcb8a5504f7d8052754bf8d501ab9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/06/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755440
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dc0b027dfadfcb8a5504f7d8052754bf8d501ab9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc0b027dfadfcb8a5504f7d8052754bf8d501ab9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/06/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755440
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dc0b027dfadfcb8a5504f7d8052754bf8d501ab9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
38th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux