CVE-2011-2518
Linux Kernel < 2.6.39.2 - Denial of Service via TOMOYO Mount ACL NULL Device Name
Title source: llmDescription
The tomoyo_mount_acl function in security/tomoyo/mount.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.2 calls the kern_path function with arguments taken directly from a mount system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a NULL value for the device name.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4e78c724d47e2342aa8fde61f6b8536f662f795f
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/5
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4e78c724d47e2342aa8fde61f6b8536f662f795f
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39.2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
Scores
EPSS
0.0040
EPSS Percentile
32.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.39.2
Published
May 24, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026