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CVE-2011-0463

N/A
Published: April 10, 2011 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:27 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=272b62c1f0f6f742046e45b50b6fec98860208a0
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/ocfs2-devel/2011-February/007846.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43966
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc1
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1146-1
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=673037

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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