CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
17.1%
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.
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
linux | linux_kernel | * | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338d0f0a6fbc82407864606f5b64b75aeb3c70f2
securityreason.com/securityalert/8360
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.1-rc3
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/5
www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-06.txt
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519387/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/49256
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69343