CVE-2011-2689
The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure...
The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure that the size of a chunk allocation is a multiple of the block size, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by arranging for all resource groups to have too little free space.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.9
The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure that the size of a chunk allocation is a multiple of the block size, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by arranging for all resource groups to have too little free space.
- Record
CVE-2011-2689- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure that the size of a chunk allocation is a multiple of the block size, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by arranging for all resource groups to have too little free space.
- Record
CVE-2011-2689- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2670 No score
The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure that the size of a chunk allocation is a multiple of the block size, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by arranging for all resource groups to have too little free space.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2670- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gfx4-r3v9-vph4 No score
The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure...
The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure that the size of a chunk allocation is a multiple of the block size, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by arranging for all resource groups to have too little free space.
- Record
GHSA-gfx4-r3v9-vph4- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2011-2689 No score
The gfs2_fallocate function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc1 does not ensure that the size of a chunk allocation is a multiple of the block size, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by arranging for all resource groups to have too little free space.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2011-2689- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-PAERed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-PAE-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-PAE-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-xenRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-xen-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-PAERed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-PAE-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-PAE-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-kdumpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-kdump-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-kdump-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-xenRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernel-xen-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.el5 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-bootwrapperRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-firmwareRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-headersRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-kdumpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-kdump-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
kernel-kdump-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
perfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
perf-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 | 0:2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2689 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Linux Kernel, published July 28, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in kernel 0:2.6.18-274.el5.
References
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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1065.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68557
securitytracker.com/id?1025776
securityfocus.com/bid/48677
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.0-rc1
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secunia.com/advisories/45193
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6905d9e4dda6112f007e9090bca80507da158e63
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=720861
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2689
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6905d9e4dda6112f007e9090bca80507da158e63
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfx4-r3v9-vph4
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cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2491
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2491
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2492
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2492
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2492
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2495
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2495
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2495
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2497
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2497
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2497
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2517
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2517
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2517
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2695
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2695
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2695
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