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CVE-2011-1083 Details

Description

The epoll implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37.2 and earlier does not properly traverse a tree of epoll file descriptors, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU 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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105744	CVE	Broken Link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105888	CVE	Broken Link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1106686	CVE	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/1	CVE	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2	CVE	Mailing ListPatch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0862.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681578	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43522	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48115	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48410	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48964	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/71265	CVE	Broken Link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105744	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1105888	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1106686	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/1	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/02/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0862.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681578	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43522	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48115	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48410	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48964	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/71265	[email protected]	Broken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-400	Uncontrolled Resource Consumption	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 2.6.37.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise desktop	11 sp1 11 sp2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse linux enterprise server	11 sp1 11 sp2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1::::-::* cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp1::::vmware::* cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2::::-::* cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2::::vmware::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop	6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server	6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation	6.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 12, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 6, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 4, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2011-1083 Details

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