Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026

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.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel5 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.1
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <3.1-rc3

Patches

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References

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
git.kernel.orgnvd

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