CVE-2012-0038

Integer overflow in the xfs_acl_from_disk function in fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a filesystem with a malformed ACL, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.9	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773280	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/11	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa8b18edd752a8b4e9d1ee2cd615b82c93cf8bba	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/093019cf1b18dd31b2c3b77acce4e000e2cbc9ce	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa8b18edd752a8b4e9d1ee2cd615b82c93cf8bba
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=093019cf1b18dd31b2c3b77acce4e000e2cbc9ce

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2012-05-17 04:00

Updated : 2023-02-12 19:24

NVD link : CVE-2012-0038

Mitre link : CVE-2012-0038

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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