Linux Kernel GFS2 "gfs2_fallocate ()" Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Affected Systems:
Linux kernel 2.6.x
Description:
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Cve id: CVE-2011-2689
Linux Kernel is the Kernel of the Linux operating system.
Linux Kernel has a denial of service vulnerability in the implementation of the "gfs2_fallocate ()" function. malicious local users can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
This vulnerability is caused by a BUG ()".
<* Source: GIT commit
Link: http://git.kernel.org /? P = linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git; a = commitdiff; h = 6905d9e4dda6417f007e9090bca80507da158e63
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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:
Linux
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:
Http://www.kernel.org/