Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 27, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-4077
CVE-2011-4077
Description
Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XFS image containing a symbolic link with a long pathname.
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References
7- oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2011-10/msg00345.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/3nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/cve-2011-4077-linux-kernel-xfs-readlink-memory-corruption/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- marc.infonvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/48964nvdBroken Link
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