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.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.2.bz2
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-4098
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4098
oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git;a=commit;h=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4098
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4098
www.redhat.com/archives/cluster-devel/2011-September/msg00064.html