CVE-2011-4098: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 1.9. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 3.2; version 3.2 only

Published 2013-06-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.