kernel: xfs: potential buffer overflow in xfs_readlink()

Buffer overflow in the xfsreadlink function in fs/xfs/xfsvnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIGXFSDEBUG 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...

PT-2011-4840 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel version 2.6 Description: The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the xfs readlink function, which can cause memory corruption and a crash, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code. This occurs when CONFIG XFS DEB...