CVE-2011-0431 describes a denial of service vulnerability in the afs_linux_lock function within the OpenAFS kernel module (versions 1.4.14, 1.4.12, 1.4.7, and potentially others). This flaw, due to improper error handling, allows unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity leading to partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openafs:openafs:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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