Description
The fallocate implementation in the GFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2 relies on the page cache, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service by preallocating blocks in certain situations involving insufficient memory.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-4049 | The fallocate implementation in the GFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2 relies on the page cache, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service by preallocating blocks in certain situations involving insufficient memory. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T17:18:48.720Z
Reserved: 2011-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-4098
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-06-08T13:05:55.490
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-4098
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Weaknesses
EUVD