kernel: fuse: check size of FUSE_NOTIFY_INVAL_ENTRY message
Published May 24, 2012
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.39%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 3.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1465
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0010
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1465 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0010 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 as they did not provide support for FUSE. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as they did not backport the upstream commit 3b463ae0c6264f that introduced this issue. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1465.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0010.html.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00391) | 30.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 30.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 10.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3353 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736761 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3353
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3353
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3353 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736761 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3353 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3353 |
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