CVE-2011-3353

low-risk
Published 2012-05-24

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.06% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (10)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=...
Mailing List http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736761
Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7a...
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=...
Mailing List http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736761
Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7a...
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal