# CVE-2011-4330: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local attackers can cause a crash or execute code via a crafted HFS image due to a stack-based buffer overflow in the Linux kernel.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Jan 2012
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fq7c-76rm-wxx8

## What is CVE-2011-4330?

CVE-2011-4330 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Jan 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs_mac2asc function in fs/hfs/trans.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HFS image with a crafted len field.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4330?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-4330?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2011-4330 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-4330 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-4330 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Jan 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4330/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4330/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4330
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4330
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-4330

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