Description
The ocfs2_prepare_page_for_write function in fs/ocfs2/aops.c in the Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS2) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not properly handle holes that cross page boundaries, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from uninitialized disk locations by reading a file.
Published: 2011-04-10
Score: 4.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0483 The ocfs2_prepare_page_for_write function in fs/ocfs2/aops.c in the Oracle Cluster File System 2 (OCFS2) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not properly handle holes that cross page boundaries, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from uninitialized disk locations by reading a file.
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:51:08.968Z

Reserved: 2011-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0463

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Status : Modified

Published: 2011-04-10T02:51:19.307

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-0463

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-02-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-0463 - Bugzilla

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