CVE-2011-2203

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-01-27
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The hfs_find_init function in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and Oops) by mounting an HFS file system with a malformed MDB extent record.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	2.1
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1479	2011-11-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.12.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1479	2011-11-29
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.12.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-1479	2011-11-29