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CVE-2011-1082 Details

Description

fs/eventpoll.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 places epoll file descriptors within other epoll data structures without properly checking for (1) closed loops or (2) deep chains, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock or stack memory consumption) via a crafted application that makes epoll_create and epoll_ctl system calls.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=22bacca48a1755f79b7e0f192ddb9fbb7fc6e64e CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/1 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681575 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/5/220 CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 2.6.38

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1082
NVD Published Date:
Apr 4, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2011-1082 Details - Not Deferred