Description
Buffer overflow in the fuse_notify_inval_entry function in fs/fuse/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) by leveraging the ability to mount a FUSE filesystem.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736761Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7aePatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736761Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7aePatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 24, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified