CVE-2011-3353

Description

Buffer overflow in the fuse_notify_inval_entry function in fs/fuse/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) by leveraging the ability to mount a FUSE filesystem.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae third party advisory patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736761 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 patch vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6 patch mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3353?
CVE-2011-3353 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3353?
To fix CVE-2011-3353, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-3353 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-3353 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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