CVE-2011-3353

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: May 24, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the fuse_notify_inval_entry function in fs/fuse/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) by leveraging the ability to mount a FUSE filesystem.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736761

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae