CVE-2011-0431

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-02-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The afs_linux_lock function in afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c in the kernel module in OpenAFS 1.4.14, 1.4.12, 1.4.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle errors, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

The OpenAFS Foundation OpenAFS: 1.4.7, 1.4.12, 1.4.14

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/43371
http://secunia.com/advisories/43407
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2168
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46428
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025095
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0410
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0411
http://secunia.com/advisories/43371
http://secunia.com/advisories/43407
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2168
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46428
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025095

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