CVE-2011-3638 in Kernel
Summary
fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not mark a modified extent as dirty in certain cases of extent splitting, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving ext4 umount and mount operations.
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Reservation
09/21/2011
Disclosure
03/01/2013
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4433 | Linux Kernel ext4 extents.c Extent Splitting denial of service | 404 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2011-3638 |