VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-4325
The NFS implementation in Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 calls certain functions without properly initializing certain data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and O_DIRECT oops), as demonstrated using…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The NFS implementation in Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 calls certain functions without properly initializing certain data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and O_DIRECT oops), as demonstrated using diotest4 from LTP.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1ae88b2e4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51366
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72297
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=1ae88b2e4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51366
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72297
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.