The ocfs2_prepare_page_for_write function in fs/ocfs2/aops.c in the Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS2) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not properly handle holes that cross page boundaries, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from uninitialized disk locations by reading a file.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc1 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=272b62c1f0f6f742046e45b50b6fec98860208a0 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/ocfs2-devel/2011-February/007846.html | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/43966 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673037 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1 | Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2011-04-09 19:51
Updated : 2020-08-04 12:00
NVD link : CVE-2011-0463
Mitre link : CVE-2011-0463
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CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
Products Affected
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel