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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2011-2493

CVE-2011-2493

Description

The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly initialize a certain error-report data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to mount a crafted ext4 filesystem.

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  • Linux/Kernel17 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.38.8
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.38:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Linux kernelllm-fuzzy
    Range: <2.6.39

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