What is CVE-2011-3353?

CVE-2011-3353 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2011-3353 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3353?

CVE-2011-3353 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-3353?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-3353. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-3353 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-3353 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2011-3353

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2012-05-24

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-120

CVE-2011-3353 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-3353 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2183d1e9b3f313dd8ba2b1b0197c8d9fb86a7ae
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/09/6
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-3353

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2012-05-24

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-3353?

CVE-2011-3353 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2011-3353 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3353?

CVE-2011-3353 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-3353?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-3353. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-3353 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-3353 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.