{"cve":"CVE-2011-2928","nvd":{"published":"2011-08-29T17:55:00.830","modified":"2026-06-16T23:32:16.140","status":"Modified","description":"The befs_follow_link function in fs/befs/linuxvfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1-rc3 does not validate the length attribute of long symlinks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference and OOPS) by accessing a long symlink on a malformed Be filesystem.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338d0f0a6fbc82407864606f5b64b75aeb3c70f2","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8360","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLog-3.1-rc3","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/5"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:58:50.521460154+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2011-2928","score":0.00506,"percentile":0.43256,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}