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CVE-2011-4098

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Published: Jun 8, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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1.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

The fallocate implementation in the GFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2 relies on the page cache, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service by preallocating blocks in certain situations involving insufficient memory.

Affected (6)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Up to 3.2
Version 3.2 rc2
Version 3.2 rc3
Version 3.2 rc4
Version 3.2 rc5
Version 3.2 rc6

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