Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XFS image containing a symbolic link with a long pathname.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-01-27T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:53:32.655Z

Reserved: 2011-10-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-4077

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2012-01-27T15:55:04.297

Modified: 2023-07-27T15:21:12.397

Link: CVE-2011-4077

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-04-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-4077 - Bugzilla