CVE-2012-0038

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 3.1.9 - Denial of Service via Malformed ACL in xfs_acl_from_disk

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Integer overflow in the xfs_acl_from_disk function in fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a filesystem with a malformed ACL, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/10/11
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773280
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.9

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 31.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 3.1.9
Published May 17, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026