Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-4098

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (38.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.