CVE-2011-3353 : Buffer overflow in the fuse_notify_inval_entry function in fs/fuse/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local use

Buffer overflow in the fuse_notify_inval_entry function in fs/fuse/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) by leveraging the ability to mount a FUSE filesystem.

Published 2012-05-24 23:55:02

Updated 2023-02-13 01:20:47

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2011-3353

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2011-3353

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 49152

IPs affected by CVE-2011-3353 2,636

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-3353

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-3353

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.9	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C	3.9	6.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2011-3353

CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2011-3353

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6

oss-security - Re: CVE request -- kernel: fuse: check size of FUSE_NOTIFY_INVAL_ENTRY message
Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1

Mailing List;Patch;Vendor Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736761

736761 – (CVE-2011-3353) CVE-2011-3353 kernel: fuse: check size of FUSE_NOTIFY_INVAL_ENTRY message
Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae

fuse: check size of FUSE_NOTIFY_INVAL_ENTRY message · torvalds/linux@c2183d1 · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae

Products affected by CVE-2011-3353