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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2011-4098 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1189829: CVE-2011-4098
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Saucy) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Saucy) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Raring) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Raring) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Quantal) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Quantal) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Lucid) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Precise) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Quantal) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Raring) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Saucy) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Won't Fix | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Utopic) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Utopic) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Utopic) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Wily) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-backport-oneiric (Ubuntu Wily) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1189829 | CVE-2011-4098 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
