The journal_unmap_buffer function in fs/jbd2/transaction.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.1 does not properly handle the _Delay and _Unwritten buffer head states, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by leveraging the presence of an ext4 filesystem that was mounted with a journal.
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Published : 2012-07-03 09:40
Updated : 2023-02-12 17:21
NVD link : CVE-2011-4086
Mitre link : CVE-2011-4086
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CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel