Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2011-2928
CVE-2011-2928
Description
The befs_follow_link function in fs/befs/linuxvfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1-rc3 does not validate the length attribute of long symlinks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and OOPS) by accessing a long symlink on a malformed Be filesystem.
Affected products
4Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- securityreason.com/securityalert/8360nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/1nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/5nvdExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-06.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519387/100/0/threadednvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49256nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69343nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.1-rc3nvdBroken Link
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