CVE-2011-4077
Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.53%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XFS image containing a symbolic link with a long pathname.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 45th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48964Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48964Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=749156Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.