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CVE-2011-4098

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119 Buffer Errors
Publication date:
08/06/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The fallocate implementation in the GFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2 relies on the page cache, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service by preallocating blocks in certain situations involving insufficient memory.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.90 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
1.90
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.2 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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