VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2011-2518
CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-05-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
The tomoyo_mount_acl function in security/tomoyo/mount.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.2 calls the kern_path function with arguments taken directly from a mount system call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a NULL value for the device name.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- secalert@redhat.com — Broken Link
- secalert@redhat.com
- secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory