The befs_follow_link function in fs/befs/linuxvfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1-rc3 does not validate the length attribute of long symlinks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and OOPS) by accessing a long symlink on a malformed Be filesystem.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2011-08-29T17:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:15:31.676Z
Reserved: 2011-07-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-2928
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2011-08-29T17:55:00.830
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:29:17.680
Link: CVE-2011-2928
Redhat
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