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CVE-2011-4132 (GCVE-0-2011-4132)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-01-27 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:01
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Summary
The cleanup_journal_tail function in the Journaling Block Device (JBD) functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion error and kernel oops) via an ext3 or ext4 image with an "invalid log first block value."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2011-11-01 00:00
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