CVE-2011-4077

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.53%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-01-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

CVE

CVE-2011-4077

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

6.9

EPSS

0.53%

Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the xfs_readlink function in fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c in XFS in the Linux kernel 2.6, when CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG is disabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an XFS image containing a symbolic link with a long pathname.