Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0463
CVE-2011-0463
Description
The ocfs2_prepare_page_for_write function in fs/ocfs2/aops.c in the Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS2) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not properly handle holes that cross page boundaries, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from uninitialized disk locations by reading a file.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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References
6- oss.oracle.com/pipermail/ocfs2-devel/2011-February/007846.htmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/43966nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc1nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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