CVE-2011-0463

The ocfs2_prepare_page_for_write function in fs/ocfs2/aops.c in the Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS2) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not properly handle holes that cross page boundaries, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from uninitialized disk locations by reading a file.

CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=272b62c1f0f6f742046e45b50b6fec98860208a0
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/ocfs2-devel/2011-February/007846.html	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43966	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc1	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673037	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=272b62c1f0f6f742046e45b50b6fec98860208a0
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/ocfs2-devel/2011-February/007846.html	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43966	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc1	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673037	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2011-04-10 02:51

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-0463

Mitre link : CVE-2011-0463

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-0463

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

canonical

ubuntu_linux

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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