4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
64.7%
The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly
handle bitmap sizes in GETACL replies, which allows remote NFS servers to
cause a denial of service (OOPS) by sending an excessive number of bitmap
words.
Author | Note |
---|---|
jdstrand | e5012d1f3861d18c7f3814e757c1c3ab3741dbcd is incomplete http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nfs/msg25288.html is proposed patch |
apw | http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nfs/msg25746.html implies the proposed patch needs further work, awaiting resubmission http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nfs/msg26023.html looks to be the fixed patch, waiting on feedback now upstream as bf118a342f10dafe44b14451a1392c3254629a1f |
jj | removed original incomplete e5012d1f3861d18c7f3814e757c1c3ab3741dbcd as breakfix |
jdstrand | too intrusive to backport. Requires connecting to malicious NFS v4 server |
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 11.04 | noarch | linux | < 2.6.38-15.60 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.10 | noarch | linux | < 3.0.0-21.35 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 10.04 | noarch | linux-lts-backport-natty | < 2.6.38-15.60~lucid1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 10.04 | noarch | linux-lts-backport-oneiric | < 3.0.0-21.35~lucid1 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.04 | noarch | linux-ti-omap4 | < 2.6.38-1209.25 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 11.10 | noarch | linux-ti-omap4 | < 3.0.0-1211.23 | UNKNOWN |
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/13/3
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-4131
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4131
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4131
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1457-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1470-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1471-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1472-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1476-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1530-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4131