What is CVE-2011-4098?

CVE-2011-4098 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2011-4098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4098?

CVE-2011-4098 has a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4098?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-4098. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2011-4098 actively exploited?

CVE-2011-4098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2011-4098

Low

The fallocate implementation in the GFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2 relies on the page cache, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service by preallocating blocks in certain situations involving insufficient memory.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-06-08

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

1.9

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2011-4098 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2011-4098 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Oss
https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fadca7bdc43b02f518585d9547019966415cadfd
Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/cluster-devel/2011-September/msg00064.html
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.2.bz2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/64dd153c83743af81f20924c6343652d731eeecb
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2011-4098

Severity Low

CVSS score 1.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-06-08

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-4098?

CVE-2011-4098 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2011-4098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-4098?

CVE-2011-4098 has a CVSS score of 1.9 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2011-4098?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2011-4098. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2011-4098 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2011-4098 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →