Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2695
CVE-2011-2695
Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in the ext4 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) by accessing a sparse file in extent format with a write operation involving a block number corresponding to the largest possible 32-bit unsigned integer.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.0
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.0-rc5
Patches
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References
7- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg25697.htmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/45193nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/15/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/15/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.0-rc5nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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