FKIE_CVE-2011-4132

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-01-27 15:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:34
Severity
Summary
The cleanup_journal_tail function in the Journaling Block Device (JBD) functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion error and kernel oops) via an ext3 or ext4 image with an "invalid log first block value."
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8762202dd0d6e46854f786bdb6fb3780a1625efe
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/48898
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1026325
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/11/6
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/13/4
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50663
secalert@redhat.comhttp://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/cve-2011-4132-linux-kernel-jbdjbd2-local-dos/Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=753341
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8762202dd0d6e46854f786bdb6fb3780a1625efe
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1026325
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/11/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/13/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50663
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://xorl.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/cve-2011-4132-linux-kernel-jbdjbd2-local-dos/Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=753341
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6
suse linux_enterprise_server 10
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