CVE-2011-2203
LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
The hfs_find_init function in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and Oops) by mounting an HFS file system with a malformed MDB extent record.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (37th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-2193)
- Published
- January 27, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2193 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47754
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48236
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1324-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1328-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1344-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=712774(Exploit, Patch)
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/6/8/154(Exploit)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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